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Original Article

The Mucosa of the Middle Ear and Eustachian Tube in the Young Rat: Number of Granulocytes, Macrophages, Dendritic Cells, NK Cells and T and B Lymphocytes in Healthy Animals and During Otitis Media

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Pages 443-450 | Received 28 Apr 1995, Accepted 20 Jun 1995, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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