Identification of tympanic border cells as slow-cycling cells in the cochlea.

Mammalian cochlear sensory epithelial cells are believed to possess minimal regenerative potential because they halt proliferation during late stage of embryogenesis and never regenerate after birth. This means that sensorineural hearing loss caused by the death of cochlear sensory epithelial cells...

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Main Authors: Mirei Taniguchi, Norio Yamamoto, Takayuki Nakagawa, Eriko Ogino, Juichi Ito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485350?pdf=render