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Effect of 10 Pharmacologic Probes on mRNA Levels of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthetase and Selected Inflammatory Cytokines in a Rat Model of Acute Otitis Media

Patricia A. Hebda From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Gilbert J. Burckart From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Cuneyt M. Alper From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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J. Douglas Swarts From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Stephanie Moody-Antonio From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Adriana Zeevi From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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William J. Doyle From the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngolog y, Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Departments of Otolaryngology, Pharmacy and Therapeutics and Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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Pages 255-261 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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