Spontaneous recovery of cochlear fibrocytes after severe degeneration caused by acute energy failure

Cochlear fibrocytes in the lateral wall region play a critical role in the regulation of inner ear ion and fluid homeostasis, although these are nonsensory cells. Along with other nonsensory cells, fibrocytes in the spiral ligament have been reported to repopulate themselves after damage. However, t...

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Main Author: Kunio eMizutari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00198/full