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Original Article

Absorption Activity and Barrier Properties in the Endolymphatic Sac Ultrastructural and Morphometric Analysis

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Pages 40-47 | Received 02 Apr 1993, Accepted 14 Jul 1993, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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