Mechanosensation: Swimming round in circles
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Studies of inherited deafness disorders in mice and humans are providing new insights into the basis of hair-cell mechanosensitivity; this enterprise has been joined by large-scale genetic screening in the zebrafish, where a number of intriguing mutants defective in mechanosensation have recently been described.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998