Ringing in the new ear: Resolution of cell interactions in otic development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 261, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-312

  Riley, Bruce B ^a   Phillips, Bryan T ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Crista; Hair cell; Hindbrain; Macula; Otic vesicle; Preplacodal domain; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; MOLECULAR MARKER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROTECTION; CELL REGENERATION; ECTODERM; FUTUROLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR CELL; HISTORY; INNER EAR; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STEM CELL; TINNITUS; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT; ZEBRA FISH;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0041885437     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-1606(03)00245-8     Document Type: Review

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