The process of otoconia formation in guinea pig utricular supporting cells

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-79

  Harada, Yasuo ^a   Kasuga, Shigeo ^b   Mori, Naoki ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Guinea pig; Otoconia formation; Supporting cell; Utricle

Indexed keywords

EGTAZIC ACID; FIXATIVE; STREPTOMYCIN SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY GRANULE; UTRICLE;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; CYTOPLASM; CYTOPLASMIC GRANULES; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GUINEA PIGS; LYSOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; PRECIPITATION; SACCULE AND UTRICLE;

EID: 0031936746     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489850155161     Document Type: Article

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