The effect of melatonin and vitamin C treatment on the experimentally induced tympanosclerosis: study in rats

Abstract Introduction: The ethiopathogenesis of tympanosclerosis has not been completely under- stood yet. Recent studies have shown that free oxygen radicals are important in the formation of tympanosclerosis. Melatonin and Vitamin C are known to be a powerful antioxidant, interacts directly with...

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Main Authors: Sema Koc, Halil Kıyıcı, Aysun Toker, Harun Soyalıç, Huseyin Aslan, Hakan Kesici, Zafer I. Karaca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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