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The role of bone morphogenetic protein 4 in inner ear development and function.
Hearing research - 1 Mar 2007
Blauwkamp Marsha N, Beyer Lisa A, Kabara Lisa, Takemura Keiji, Buck Timothy, King W M, Dolan David F, Barald Kate F, Raphael Yehoash, Koenig Ronald J
Abstract excerpt
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 4 (BMP4) is a member of the TGF-beta superfamily and is known to be important for the normal development of many tissues and organs, including the inner ear. Bmp4 homozygous null mice die as embryos, but Bmp4 heterozygous null (Bmp4(+/-)) mice are viable and some adults exhibit a circling phenotype, suggestive of an inner ear defect. To understand the role of BMP4 in inner ear...
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