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SUBMITTER: Diensthuber M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4048968 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diensthuber Marc M Zecha Veronika V Wagenblast Jens J Arnhold Stefan S Edge Albert S B AS Stöver Timo T
BioResearch open access 20140601 3
The spiral ganglion is an essential functional component of the peripheral auditory system. Most types of hearing loss are associated with spiral ganglion cell degeneration which is irreversible due to the inner ear's lack of regenerative capacity. Recent studies revealed the existence of stem cells in the postnatal spiral ganglion, which gives rise to the hope that these cells might be useful for regenerative inner ear therapies. Here, we provide an in-depth analysis of sphere-forming stem cell ...[more]