Epidermal Growth Factor Upregulates Production of Supernumerary Hair Cells in Neonatal Rat Organ of Corti Explants

    January 2000 in “ Acta Oto-Laryngologica
    Philippe Lefèbvre, Brigitte Malgrange, Marc Thiry, Thomas R. Van De Water, Gustave Moonen
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    Studysummary In this study, epidermal growth factor (EGF) was shown to increase the length of rat organ of Corti segments containing supernumerary hair cells, with the effect peaking at birth and independent of cell division.
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