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On sources of error in the biochemical study of perilymph (guinea-pig)

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Contamination of perilymph with other fluids (cerebrospinal fluid, tissue fluid, blood, endolymph) together with sampling, anaesthesia, surgical intervention or food intake of the animals may considerably affect the analytical result. The numerous possible artefacts seem to be the main reason why varying values are given in the literature for the same chemical component of perilymph. This is also partly true of cerebrospinal fluid and blood. The effect of some sources of error on selected chemical components of perilymph, cerebrospinal fluid and blood is briefly summarized.

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Scheibe, F., Haupt, H. & Bergmann, K. On sources of error in the biochemical study of perilymph (guinea-pig). Arch Otorhinolaryngol 240, 43–48 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464343

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