The outer hair cell of the mammalian cochlea: An outstanding amplifier;La cellule ciliée externe de la cochlée des mammifères: Un amplificateur aux propriétés exceptionnelles

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 117-120

  Legendre, Kirian ^a   Petit, Christine ^a   El Amraoui, Aziz ^a  

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MAMMALIA;

EID: 60149085248     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2009252117     Document Type: Note

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