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Original Article

Immunohistochemical Identification and Localization of Actin and Fimbrin in Vestibular Hair Cells in the Normal Guinea Pig and in A Strain of the Waltzing Guinea Pig

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Pages 407-412 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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