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Contribution of Ionic Currents to Tuning in Auditory Hair Cells

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Vertebrate Hair Cells

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Jonathan J. Art

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    Robert Fettiplace

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Art, J.J., Fettiplace, R. (2006). Contribution of Ionic Currents to Tuning in Auditory Hair Cells. In: Eatock, R.A., Fay, R.R., Popper, A.N. (eds) Vertebrate Hair Cells. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 27. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-31706-6_5

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