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Bone resorption in chronic otitis media: the role of the osteoclast.
ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties - 1 Jan 2000
Jung Jae Y, Chole Richard A
Abstract excerpt
Most of the pathology associated with cholesteatoma is the result of osteoclast-mediated bone resorption in the middle ear. Cytokines, prostaglandins, nitric oxide, neurotransmitters and growth factors are associated with chronic inflammation and have been implicated in cholesteatoma-induced bone resorption. Although many different factors are known to regulate osteoclast activation, there is a final common...
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