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Research Article

Immunolocalization of prestin in the human cochlea

Helge Rask-Andersen Department of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wei Liu Department of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Marja Boström Department of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Kristian Pfaller Department of Histology and Cell Sciences, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, Austria
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Anders Kinnefors Department of Otolaryngology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Rudolf Glueckert Department of Otolaryngology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck
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Anneliese Schrott-Fischer Department of Otolaryngology, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck
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Pages 56-62 | Accepted 09 Sep 2009, Published online: 02 Nov 2009

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