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The occurrence of β-lipotropin (β-LTH) immunoreactive material was investigated in the inner ear of newborn and juvenile guinea pigs by means of Sternberger's PAP technique. Unlike met5-enkephalin and endorphin, β-LTH could not be found in the organ of Corti but was identified in the spiral ganglion and the neuroepithelium of the crista ampullaris.
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Nowak, R., Bernstein, H.G., Scholtz, H.J. et al. Immunolocalization of β-lipotropin in the inner ear of the guinea pig. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 245, 297–299 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464635
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