Phoenix is required for mechanosensory hair cell regeneration in the zebrafish lateral line.
In humans, the absence or irreversible loss of hair cells, the sensory mechanoreceptors in the cochlea, accounts for a large majority of acquired and congenital hearing disorders. In the auditory and vestibular neuroepithelia of the inner ear, hair cells are accompanied by another cell type called s...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2009-04-01
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Series: | PLoS Genetics |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2662414?pdf=render |