Identification of differentiating cochlear hair cells in vitro

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 130-134

  Weir, Justin ^a,b   Rivolta, Marcelo ^a   Holley, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brn3.1; Cochlear hair cells; Differentiation; 9nAChR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR CELL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033986370     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0709(00)80087-3     Document Type: Article

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