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Induction of the chick columella and its integration with the inner ear
Induction of the chick columella and its integration with the inner ear
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Dr. Brian Hopkins, Yvonne L. Lems, Titia Van Wulfften Palthe, Jan Hoeksma, Otto Kardaun and George B
2012
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Background: The auditory complex of the chick, like that of humans, is made of intimate and highly ordered connections between the inner ear, the middle ear, and the outer ear. Unlike mammals, the middle ear of chick has only one ossicle, known as the columella. The independent lineages of the two suggest that some mechanism must exist that ensures the connectivity between the inner ear and the columella; however, the basis of integration is not known. Results: Using quail-chick chimeras, we dem...
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