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Original Article

Gap Junction Systems in the Rat Vestibular Labyrinth: Immunohistochemical and Ultrastructural Analysis

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Pages 520-528 | Received 28 Mar 1994, Accepted 15 Jun 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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