Otologic safety of Manuka Honey

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Aron, Margaret ^a   Akinpelu, Olubunmi Victoria ^b   Dorion, Dominique ^a   Daniel, Sam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Light microscopy; Manuka honey (50 ); Ototoxicity; Scanning electron microscopy; Transtympanic

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MANUKA HONEY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CHINCHILLA; COCHLEA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HONEY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OTITIS MEDIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84862523811     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2011.110084     Document Type: Article

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