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. 2020 Feb;598(4):623-624.
doi: 10.1113/JP279149. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

Keeping your eye on the ball

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Keeping your eye on the ball

Henrique von Gersdorff et al. J Physiol. 2020 Feb.
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Keywords: calyx afferent terminal; phase-locking; potassium ion accumulation; ribbon-type synapses; semicircular canals; synaptic cleft; vestibular hair cells.

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