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Hair Cell Regeneration, Repair, and Protection pp 199–255Cite as

Protection and Repair of Inner Ear Sensory Cells

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  • Hearing Loss
  • Hair Cell
  • Noise Exposure
  • Sensory Epithelium
  • Spiral Ganglion Neuron

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  1. Center for Hearing and Deafness, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA

    Richard J. Salvi

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

    Arthur N. Popper

  3. Parmly Hearing Institute, Loyola University Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, USA

    Richard R. Fay

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Forge, A., Water, T.R.V. (2008). Protection and Repair of Inner Ear Sensory Cells. In: Salvi, R.J., Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Hair Cell Regeneration, Repair, and Protection. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 33. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73364-7_6

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