From the Departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (r.c.k., d.b.c., a.m.r.) and Pathology (g.k.h.), Northwestern University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Editor's Note: This Manuscript was accepted for publication August 28, 2003.
Send Correspondence to: R. C. Kern, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University School of Medicine, 303 E. Chicago Ave. Searle Bldg. 12-561, Chicago, IL 60611, U.S.A.
This investigation was supported by the Northwestern University Research Fund and the National Institute on Aging 1R03 AG19965-01(AMR).
This study as performed in accordance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the NIH Guide for the Use of Laboratory Animals, and the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. et seq.); the animal use protocol was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) of Northwestern University.