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Phenotypic and genotypic profile of human tympanic membrane derived cultured cells.
Journal of molecular histology - 1 Feb 2011
Redmond Sharon L, Levin Brett, Heel Kathryn A, Atlas Marcus D, Marano Robert J
Abstract excerpt
The human tympanic membrane (hTM), known more commonly as the eardrum, is a thin, multi-layered membrane that is unique in the body as it is suspended in air. When perforated, the hTM's primary function of sound-pressure transmission is compromised. For the purposes of TM reconstruction, we investigated the phenotype and genotype of cultured primary cells derived from hTM tissue explants, compared to epithelial...
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