Spontaneous healing of the tympanic membrane after traumatic perforation in rats

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the present study was to assess the healing of traumatic tympanic membrane perforation in rats. METHODS: The tympanic membrane from male Wistar rats was perforated in the anterior and posterior portions to the handle of the malleus. Five tympanic membranes were evalu...

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Main Authors: Marcos Miranda de Araújo, Adriana Andrade Batista Murashima, Vani Maria Alves, Maria Celia Jamur, Miguel Angelo Hyppolito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-86942014000400330&lng=en&tlng=en