Exposing the roots of hair cell regeneration in the ear
Matthew W Kelley
Matthew W. Kelley is in the Section on Developmental Neuroscience, National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, 5 Research Court, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA. kelleymt@nidcd.nih.gov
Robust regeneration of hair cells, which mediate hearing and balance in the ear, occurs in most vertebrates, with the exception of mammals. Now, the identification of stem cells in the mouse inner ear that can give rise to hair cells raises the prospect of inducing regeneration in mammals as well (pages 1293−1299).
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REFERENCE Hair Cells Nature Encyclopaedia of Life Sciences
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