Application of insulin-like growth factor 1 in the treatment of inner ear disorders

Sensorineural hearing loss is considered an intractable disease, given that hair and supporting cells of the postnatal mammalian cochlea are unable to regenerate. However, with progress in regenerative medicine in the 21st century, several innovative approaches for achieving regeneration of inner ea...

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Main Authors: Norio eYamamoto, Takayuki eNakagawa, Juichi eIto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2014.00208/full