Regeneration: did you hear the news?
In mammalian cochlea, hair cell death is irreversible. New work shows that the stem cells might exist in the inner ear of the mouse, opening a door to the possibility of repopulating damaged sensory epithelia in humans.
López-Schier
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Laboratory of Sensory Neuroscience, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA. lopezsh@rockefeller.edu
D000818:Animals; D016923:Cell Death / Q000502:physiology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000502:physiology*