title: British Columbia ear bank.
abstract: The B.C. Ear Bank was established in 1974 as a temporal bone laboratory devoted to the study of hearing loss and histological examination of temporal bones. It expanded its activities to the collection and preservation of homograft otologic tissue needed for the ever expanding field of ear surgery. The function of the ear bank in these two fields is discussed in detail.
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D004429:Ear Ossicles; D006801:Humans; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014432:Tympanic Membrane