The transport of radioactive labelled sodium ions at the round window. Corroboration of the mechanism of "Arslan's operation" for morbus Menière.
Radioactive-labelled sodium does not penetrate via the round window in the inner ear of guinea-pigs. The findings reported confirm the mechanism assumed by Arslan for his "osmotic induction" surgery in the treatment of morbus Menière.
D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000502:physiology; D004710:Endolymph / Q000378:metabolism*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007761:Labyrinthine Fluids / Q000378:metabolism*; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D010498:Perilymph / Q000378:metabolism*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D012979:Sodium Radioisotopes; D013997:Time Factors
D012979:Sodium Radioisotopes; D012965:Sodium Chloride