The crystalline pattern of calcium in different topographical regions of the otoconial membrane: An electron probe and spectroscopic diffraction study

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 203-206

  Campos, A ^a   Crespo, P V ^a   Garcia J M ^a   Sanchez Quevedo M C ^a   Ciges, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium; Crystallization; Electron microprobe; Electron spectroscopy; Gelatinous membrane; Otoliths

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; INNER EAR; MINERALIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; UTRICLE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0032892685     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016489950181675     Document Type: Article

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