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... relatively massive plates . The function of the tectorial membrane and its connec- tions to the ciliary tuft of a hair cell is to immobilize the tuft when the body of the hair cell moves in unison with the basilar membrane on which it ...
... relatively massive plates . The function of the tectorial membrane and its connec- tions to the ciliary tuft of a hair cell is to immobilize the tuft when the body of the hair cell moves in unison with the basilar membrane on which it ...
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... relatively narrow , but there are some fine natural harbours , such as Recife , Salvador , and Rio de Janeiro . In the south , the deep indentation of the Río de la Plata forms a great gulf , south of which the Patagonian coast is ...
... relatively narrow , but there are some fine natural harbours , such as Recife , Salvador , and Rio de Janeiro . In the south , the deep indentation of the Río de la Plata forms a great gulf , south of which the Patagonian coast is ...
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... relatively transparent chromospheric layers form a complex transition zone about 5,000 kilometres , or 3,000 miles , thick between the low - temperature photosphere and the high - temperature corona . The chromosphere temperature ...
... relatively transparent chromospheric layers form a complex transition zone about 5,000 kilometres , or 3,000 miles , thick between the low - temperature photosphere and the high - temperature corona . The chromosphere temperature ...
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