Fibroblast growth factor receptor expression in outer hair cells of rat cochlea.

doi:10.1097/00001756-199812210-00016

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Fibroblast growth factor receptor expression in outer hair cells of rat cochlea.

Neuroreport - 21 Dec 1998

Pickles J O, Harter C, Rebillard G

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Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are critical for normal development of the organ of Corti, and may also protect hair cells from ototoxic damage. Four different fibroblast growth factors are known, three of which have different splice variants in the extracellular immunoglobin-like (Ig) III FGF-b...

Topics

Animals
Cochlea
DNA, Recombinant
Gene Library
Genetic Variation
Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
Isomerism
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rats
Rats, Wistar
Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor

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