Mammalian Cochlear Hair Cell Regeneration and Ribbon Synapse Reformation

Hair cells (HCs) are the sensory preceptor cells in the inner ear, which play an important role in hearing and balance. The HCs of organ of Corti are susceptible to noise, ototoxic drugs, and infections, thus resulting in permanent hearing loss. Recent approaches of HCs regeneration provide new dire...

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Main Authors: Xiaoling Lu, Yilai Shu, Mingliang Tang, Huawei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2523458
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