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SUBMITTER: Kopecky B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5010664 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kopecky Benjamin B Johnson Shane S Schmitz Heather H Santi Peter P Fritzsch Bernd B
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists 20120123 3
<h4>Background</h4>The mammalian inner ear is transformed from a flat placode into a three-dimensional (3D) structure with six sensory epithelia that allow for the perception of sound and both linear and angular acceleration. While hearing and balance problems are typically considered to be adult onset diseases, they may arise as a developmental perturbation to the developing ear. Future prevention of hearing or balance loss requires an understanding of how closely genetic mutations in model org ...[more]