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Wiring the Ear to the Brain: The Molecular Basis of Neurosensory Development, Differentiation, and Survival

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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. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, 68178, USA

    Sarah Pauley, Veronica Matei, Kirk W. Beisel & Bernd Fritzsch

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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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    Arthur N. Popper

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Pauley, S., Matei, V., Beisel, K.W., Fritzsch, B. (2005). Wiring the Ear to the Brain: The Molecular Basis of Neurosensory Development, Differentiation, and Survival. 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_4

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