Immunocytochemical localization of taurine in the inner ear

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 403, Issue , 1996, Pages 361-368

  Usami, Shin Ichi ^a   Ottersen, Ole P ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAURINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUIRREL MONKEY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SAIMIRI; SCIURIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029963492     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-0182-8_38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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