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Cerumen Function

Cerumen Function is a physiological construct that denotes the protective and maintenance roles of earwax in the human outer ear canal, distinguishing it from other auditory mechanisms by its specific involvement in lubrication, antimicrobial defense, and particulate matter trapping.

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Physiology, pathophysiology, and anthropology/epidemiology of human earcanal secretions.

Ross J. Roeser, Bopanna B. Ballachanda · PubMed · 1997 · 90 citations

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Association of Race, Age, Menopausal Status, and Cerumen Type With Breast Fluid Secretion in Nonlactating Women, as Determined by Nipple Aspiration<xref ref-type="fn" rid="fn2">2</xref>

Nicholas L. Petrakis, Lynn Mason, B. Sugimoto et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 1975 · 88 citations

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Effect of cerumen removal on the hearing ability of geriatric patients

Carol Lewis‐Cullinan, Janice K. Janken · Journal of Advanced Nursing · 1990 · 66 citations

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Bactericidal Activity of Wet Cerumen

Mary Seabury Stone, Robert S. Fulghum · Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology · 1984 · 63 citations

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Bactericidal activity of cerumen

T J Chai, Tiancong Chai · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 1980 · 63 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. NL
    Nicholas L. Petrakis

    University of California, San Francisco, United States

    4 publications · 208 citations

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  2. BH
    Ben H. Senturia

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    4 publications · 86 citations

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  3. NP
    Norman P. Erber

    Central Institute for the Deaf, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  4. MH
    M Hawke

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. CC
    C. Carruthers

    Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States

    2 publications · 50 citations

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Institutions

73

  1. Washington University in St. Louis

    St Louis, United States

    4 h-index

    12 publications

    258 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    367 citations

  4. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    65 citations

  5. Ospedale San Paolo

    Bari, Italy

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    51 citations

  6. Santobono Children's Hospital

    Naples, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  7. Cooper Hospital

    Mumbai, India

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    204 citations

  8. Montreal Children's Hospital

    Montreal, Canada

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 7 publications · 223 citations

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  2. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology

    6 publications · 145 citations

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  3. Journal of Investigative Dermatology

    JID · 4 publications · 75 citations

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  4. The Laryngoscope

    2 publications · 31 citations

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  5. American Journal of Otolaryngology

    1 publications · 28 citations

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