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Ectopic otoconial formation in the lagena of the pigeon inner ear

The vertebrate inner ear contains vestibular receptors with dense crystals of calcium carbonate, the otoconia. The production and maintenance of otoconia is a delicate process, the perturbation of which can lead to severe vestibular dysfunction in humans. The details of these processes are not well...

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Autores principales: Malkemper, E. Pascal, Mason, Matthew J., Kagerbauer, Daniel, Nimpf, Simon, Keays, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6124575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29997242
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.034462