Postnatal development of substance P in the inner ear of the guinea pig.
Appreciable amounts of substance P (SP) were found in guinea pig cochleas. The highest values were found in the postnatal period. Data presented favor the assumption of SP acting as a neuromodulator or neurotransmitter in the inner ear.
Nowak
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Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, School of Medicine, Wilhelm-Pieck-University, Rostock, German Democratic Republic.
Zelck
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Rathsack
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Oehme
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Scholtz
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Koitschev
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Beleites
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D003051:Cochlea / Q000032:analysis*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013373:Substance P / Q000032:analysis*
D013373:Substance P