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Developmental Neurobiology of the Ear: Current Status and Future Directions

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Development of the Inner Ear

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 26))

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  1. Section on Developmental Neuroscience, Porter Neuroscience Center, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Matthew W. Kelley

  2. Section on Hair Cell Development and Regeneration, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA

    Doris K. Wu

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  1. Section on Developmental Neuroscience, Porter Neuroscience Center, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA

    Matthew W. Kelley

  2. Section on Hair Cell Development and Regeneration, NIDCD, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA

    Doris K. Wu

  3. Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20742, USA

    Arthur N. Popper

  4. Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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Kelley, M.W., Wu, D.K. (2005). Developmental Neurobiology of the Ear: Current Status and Future Directions. In: Kelley, M.W., Wu, D.K., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Development of the Inner Ear. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 26. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30678-1_1

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