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Abstract
Aminoglycoside antibiotic drugs may cause ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Our hypothesis postulates that aminoglycosides cause ototoxicity by a mechanism of magnesium depletion in the hair cells of the cochlea. The same mechanism maybe responsible for nephrotoxicity caused by aminoglycosides.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6877116 DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(83)90002-6
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Hypotheses ISSN: 0306-9877 Impact factor: 1.538