Hair Cell Mechanotransduction: The Dynamic Interplay Between Structure and Function

Current Topics in Membranes

Volumn 59, Issue , 2007, Pages 339-374

  Ricci, Anthony J ^a   Kachar, Bechara ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Developmental Neuroscience Section   (United States)

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EID: 34147126483     PISSN: 10635823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1063-5823(06)59012-X     Document Type: Chapter

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