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Original Article

Lateral and medial efferents: a double neurochemical mechanism to protect and regulate inner and outer hair cell function in the cochlea

Pages 185-191 | Received 24 Oct 1994, Accepted 08 Nov 1994, Published online: 12 Oct 2009

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