Effect of local use of L-carnitine after myringotomy on myringosclerosis development in rats

Vuralkan E., Tokgoz S. A., Simsek G., Koybasioglu F., Han U., Caliskan M., ...More

JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY, vol.127, no.5, pp.468-472, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 127 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s002221511300056x
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF LARYNGOLOGY AND OTOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.468-472
  • Keywords: L-carnitine, Myringosclerosis, Tympanic Membrane, Rats, Inflammation, TYMPANIC MEMBRANE, N-ACETYLCYSTEINE, PREVENTION, ACID, TYMPANOSCLEROSIS, GROMMETS, GROWTH
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of local and intraperitoneal administration of L-carnitine on the prevention of experimentally induced myringosclerosis, and to compare treatment efficiency.