Deafness in occludin-deficient mice with dislocation of tricellulin and progressive apoptosis of the hair cells

Biology Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 759-766

  Kitajiri, Shin Ichiro ^a,b   Katsuno, Tatsuya ^a   Sasaki, Hiroyuki ^c   Ito, Juichi ^a   Furuse, Mikio ^d,e   Tsukita, Shoichiro ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO HEISEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Deafness; Hair cell; Occludin; Tight junction; Tricellulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979036476     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20466390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/bio.20147799     Document Type: Article

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