American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2008

Expression of histamine receptors (H1, H2, and H3) in the rabbit endolymphatic sac: an immunohistochemical study

  • Muharrem Dagli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Cemal Gursel Caddesi No. 48/1, Cebeci 06600, Ankara, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 4307118; fax: +90 312 4358832.
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  • Nebil Goksu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Adil Eryilmaz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Gamze Mocan Kuzey, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Yildirim Bayazit, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Banu Dogan Gun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey
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  • Celil Gocer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Received 15 November 2006

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PII: S0196-0709(06)00311-5

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2006.12.003

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 20-23 , January 2008

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