American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 339-345 , September 2008

Experimental otoacoustic emission and auditory brainstem response changes by stellate ganglion blockage in rat

  • Yezdan Firat (Assistant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, 44280 Malatya, Turkey. Tel.: +90 422 321 1183; fax: +90 422 341 0128.
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  • Ahmet Kizilay (Associate Professor)
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  • Orhan Ozturan, PhD
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  • Nur Ekici, MD

Received 17 December 2007

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00024-0

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.02.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 29, Issue 5 , Pages 339-345 , September 2008

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