title: Development of the human external auditory canal.
abstract: The embryological and fetal development of the external auditory canal is described and its importance for the migratory properties of the epithelium is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St Vincentius Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Declau
mesh_terms: D004424:Ear Canal / Q000196:embryology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000196:embryology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans