Formation and fate of giant otoconia of the guinea pig following streptomycin intoxication

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 538-544

  Takumida, Masaya ^a   De Zhang, Ming ^a   Yajin, Koji ^a   Harada, Yasuo ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Giant otoconia; Guinea pig; Otoconia; Pathology; Scanning electron microscopy; Streptomycin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENDOLYMPH; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 8544237724     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489709113434     Document Type: Article

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