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SUBMITTER: Kim SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4677336 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Sung Huhn SH Kim Bo Gyung BG Kim Jin Young JY Roh Kyung Jin KJ Suh Michelle J MJ Jung JinSei J Moon In Seok IS Moon Sung K SK Choi Jae Young JY
Scientific reports 20151214
The endolymphatic sac (ES) is a cystic organ that is a part of the inner ear and is connected to the cochlea and vestibule. The ES is thought to be involved in inner ear ion homeostasis and fluid volume regulation for the maintenance of hearing and balance function. Many ion channels, transporters, and exchangers have been identified in the ES luminal epithelium, mainly in animal studies, but there has been no functional study investigating ion transport using human ES tissue. We designed the fi ...[more]