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Antioxidant and Anti-Apoptotic Effect of Melatonin on the Vestibular Hair Cells of Rat Utricles

OBJECTIVES: Aminoglycosides are commonly used antibiotic agents, and they are known to generate free oxygen radicals within the inner ear and to cause vestibulo-cochlear toxicity and permanent damage to the sensory hair cells and neurons. Melatonin, a pineal secretory product, has the properties of...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jeong-Beom, Jung, Jae Yun, Ahn, Jin-Chul, Rhee, Chung Ku, Hwang, Hee-Jun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2671833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19434285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2009.2.1.6