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Page 46
... 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 ...
Page 74
... relatively simple . The west is dominated by the Andean mountain ranges , which run roughly north to south for about 4,500 miles ; the centre and the east consist of a series of plateaus and ex- tensive depressions filled with alluvia ...
... relatively simple . The west is dominated by the Andean mountain ranges , which run roughly north to south for about 4,500 miles ; the centre and the east consist of a series of plateaus and ex- tensive depressions filled with alluvia ...
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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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