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Development of the Inner Ear pp 158–203Cite as

The Differentiation of Hair Cells

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Bryant, J.E., Forge, A., Richardson, G.P. (2005). The Differentiation of Hair Cells. 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_6

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