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The Human “Cochlear Battery” – Claudin-11 Barrier and Ion Transport Proteins in the Lateral Wall of the Cochlea

Background: The cochlea produces an electric field potential essential for hair cell transduction and hearing. This biological “battery” is situated in the lateral wall of the cochlea and contains molecular machinery that secretes and recycles K(+) ions. Its functioning depends on junctional protein...

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Autores principales: Liu, Wei, Schrott-Fischer, Annelies, Glueckert, Rudolf, Benav, Heval, Rask-Andersen, Helge
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5554435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28848383
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2017.00239