Levels of reactive oxygen species in rat tympanic membranes after incisional versus radiofrequency myringotomy


Sakalli E., Baylancicek S., YÜKSEL M., Erdurak S. C., Dadas B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, cilt.77, sa.5, ss.792-795, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: A close relationship between reactive oxygen species (ROS) and myringosclerosis, which is a common complication of myringotomy, was recently reported. The objective of this study was to measure ROS levels directly in rat tympanic membranes using luminol-aided chemiluminescence (CL) in order to compare the levels of ROS after incisional and radiofrequency (RF) myringotomy.