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Original Article

The Ultrastructure of Statoconia

D. Carlström Department for Physical Cell Research, the Department of Histology, Karolinska Institutet and the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Clinic of the Sabbatsberg Hospital, Stockholm
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H. Engström Department for Physical Cell Research, the Department of Histology, Karolinska Institutet and the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Clinic of the Sabbatsberg Hospital, Stockholm
Pages 14-18 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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