EARLY STEPS IN INNER EAR DEVELOPMENT: INDUCTION AND MORPHOGENESIS OF THE OTIC PLACODE

Various cellular replacement therapies using in vitro generated cells to replace damaged tissue have been proposed as strategies to alleviate hearing loss. All such therapies must involve a complete understanding of the earliest steps in inner ear development; its induction as a thickened plate of c...

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Main Authors: Xaiorei eSai, Raj K. Ladher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2015.00019/full