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Decrease in Cochlear Blood Flow with Infusion of Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor and its Recovery with L-arginine Infusion: Comparison with Abdominal Blood Flow and Auricular Blood Flow

Hideaki Hoshijima Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
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Kazuo Makimoto Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan
Pages 808-815 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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