[Cerumen from the anthropologic viewpoint].

doi:10.1055/s-2007-997687

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[Cerumen from the anthropologic viewpoint].

Laryngo- rhino- otologie - 1 Jan 1995

Meyer zum Gottesberge A, Meyer zum Gottesberge A M

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The dimorphism of cerumen was first discovered by Kishi in 1907. There are two types of cerumen which differ in colour and consistency: the flocky and gray dry cerumen and the sticky yellow to brown wet cerumen. The comprehensive review of the frequency of the different cerumen types and their ge...

Topics

Cerumen
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Ethnicity
Humans
Phenotype

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