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Evolutionary diversification of secondary mechanoreceptor cells in tunicata

BACKGROUND: Hair cells are vertebrate secondary sensory cells located in the ear and in the lateral line organ. Until recently, these cells were considered to be mechanoreceptors exclusively found in vertebrates that evolved within this group. Evidence of secondary mechanoreceptors in some tunicates...

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Autores principales: Rigon, Francesca, Stach, Thomas, Caicci, Federico, Gasparini, Fabio, Burighel, Paolo, Manni, Lucia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3682859/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23734698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-112