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. 1993 Nov;65(5):1755–1756. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(93)81232-3

Distribution of voltage sensors in mammalian outer hair cells.

D L Alkon 1, R Etcheberrigaray 1, E Rojas 1
PMCID: PMC1225910  PMID: 8298008

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