Functional study of mucus secretion of the eustachian tube in guinea pigs

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 817-822

  Choi, Hyun Seung ^a   Yang, Won Sun ^b   Kim, Sang Cheol ^b   Lee, Won Il ^a   Lee, Hyun Jae ^c,d   Choi, Jae Young ^b,c,d  

^a National Health Insurance Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Brain Korea 21 for Medical Sciences ^*  (South Korea)

^d Airway Mucus Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble study; Eustachian tube; Mucus secretion; Submucous gland

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY TUBE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXOCRINE GLAND; GUINEA PIG; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MUCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CYCLIC AMP; EUSTACHIAN TUBE; EXOCRINE GLANDS; FORSKOLIN; GUINEA PIGS; ISOPROTERENOL; KINETICS; MALE; MUCUS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PHENYLEPHRINE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SUBSTANCE P;

EID: 77954382705     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e3181d35e69     Document Type: Article

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