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Research Article

Localization of Nitric Oxide Synthase Isoforms in the Human Cochlea

Raul Popa From the Department of Otolaryngolog y and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan and Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Matti Anniko From the Department of Otolaryngolog y and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan and Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Masaya Takumida From the Department of Otolaryngolog y and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan and Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Wolfgang Arnold From the Department of Otolaryngolog y and Head and Neck Surgery, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden, Department of Otolaryngology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan and Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Pages 454-459 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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