Hearing - Channel at the hair's end

被引:4
作者
Ashmore, J
机构
[1] UCL, Dept Physiol, London WC1E 6BT, England
[2] UCL, Ear Inst, London WC1E 6BT, England
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D O I
10.1038/432685a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Ion channels controlled by sound underlie the sense of hearing. Having long eluded researchers, the first such mammalian channel has now been identified in the mouse inner ear.
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页码:685 / 686
页数:2
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