Review
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng.
World J Otorhinolaryngol. Feb 28, 2013; 3(1): 1-15
Published online Feb 28, 2013. doi: 10.5319/wjo.v3.i1.1
Figure 28
Figure 28 Suggested mechanism of cell death after transient cochlear ischemia. Cell death is considered to result from energy failure, production of free radical species, and glutamate excitotoxicity. Cell death is prevented, to some extent, by the mechanism of ischemic tolerance.