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Generation of inner ear cell types from embryonic stem cells.
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2006
Rivolta Marcelo N, Li Huawei, Heller Stefan
Abstract excerpt
The senses of hearing and balance are mediated by hair cells located in the cochlea and in the vestibular organs of the vertebrate inner ear. Loss of hair cells and other cell types of the inner ear results in hearing and balance disorders that substantially diminish the quality of life. The irreversibility of hearing loss in mammals is caused by the inability of the cochlea to replace lost hair cells. No drugs...
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