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. 1998 Nov;63(5):1263–1270. doi: 10.1086/302126

Development and maintenance of ear innervation and function: lessons from mutations in mouse and man.

B Fritzsch 1, K Beisel 1
PMCID: PMC1377536  PMID: 9792853

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