This research explored the role of pharyngeal pouch endoderm (PPE) to development (induction and patterning ) of chick ossicle and integration of the ossicle and inner ear by quail-chick chimera.

• 本研究采用鹌鹑-鸡胚移植法探索咽囊内胚层对中耳听骨发育(诱导/成形)及中耳听骨与内耳整合的作用。