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Original Article

The Statoconial Membrane of the Guinea Pig Utricular Macula: Scanning Electron Microscopic Investigation Combined with the Freeze-fracturing Technique

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Pages 643-648 | Received 03 Jun 1991, Accepted 23 Jul 1991, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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