Hair Cells, Auditory - Physiology
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Mechanotransduction by hair cells: models, molecules, and mechanisms.

30 Sep 2009 Mechanotransduction, the transformation of mechanical force into an electrical signal, allows living organisms to hear, register movement and gravity, detect touch, and sense changes in cell volume and shape. Hair cells in the inner ear are ... Read more...

Transplantation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells into the cochlea.

21 Sep 2009 This study examined the potential of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells for use as a source of transplants for the restoration of auditory spiral ganglion neurons. We monitored neurite outgrowth from iPS cell-derived neural progenitors toward ... Read more...

The mechanotransduction machinery of hair cells.

23 Aug 2009 Mechanotransduction, the conversion of mechanical force into an electrochemical signal, allows living organisms to detect touch, hear, register movement and gravity, and sense changes in cell volume and shape. Hair cells in the vertebrate inner ear ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Hair Cells, Auditory - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Mechanotransduction by hair cells: models, molecules, and mechanisms. 30 Sep 2009
• Transplantation of mouse induced pluripotent stem cells into the cochlea. 21 Sep 2009
• The mechanotransduction machinery of hair cells. 23 Aug 2009
• Efferent control of hair cell and afferent responses in the semicircular canals. 29 Jun 2009
• Amplifying effect of a release mechanism for fast adaptation in the hair bundle. 29 Jun 2009
• Seasonal plasticity of auditory saccular sensitivity in the vocal plainfin midshipman fish, Porichthys notatus. 22 Jun 2009
• Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in lizards: a comparison of the skink-like lizard families Cordylidae and Gerrhosauridae. 14 Jun 2009
• The unitary event underlying multiquantal EPSCs at a hair cell's ribbon synapse. 8 Jun 2009
• Tuning of the tectorial membrane in the basilar papilla of the northern leopard frog. 31 May 2009
• Repair of the vestibular system via adenovector delivery of Atoh1: a potential treatment for balance disorders. 31 May 2009
• The nicotinic receptor of cochlear hair cells: a possible pharmacotherapeutic target? 25 May 2009
• Effects of restricted basilar papillar lesions and hair cell regeneration on auditory forebrain frequency organization in adult European starlings. 25 May 2009
• Linking genes underlying deafness to hair-bundle development and function. 24 May 2009
• Quo vadis, hair cell regeneration? 24 May 2009
• Dihydrostreptomycin goes through the mechano-electric transduction channel in chick cochlear hair cells. 19 May 2009
• [Hearing loss in adults] 18 May 2009
• Synaptojanin1 is required for temporal fidelity of synaptic transmission in hair cells. 6 May 2009
• Usher syndrome IIIA gene clarin-1 is essential for hair cell function and associated neural activation. May 2009
• Effect of prolonged contralateral acoustic stimulation on transient evoked otoacoustic emissions. May 2009
• Bottoms up: transduction channels at tip link bases. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Hair Cells, Auditory'

Definition: Sensory cells in the organ of Corti, characterized by their apical stereocilia (hair-like projections). The inner and outer hair cells, as defined by their proximity to the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), change morphologically along the cochlea. Towards the cochlear apex, the length of hair cell bodies and their apical stereocilia increase, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.

Descriptor UI: D006198

Alternative terms: Hair Cells, Auditory; Auditory Hair Cell; Hair Cell, Auditory; Auditory Hair Cells;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.663.650.250; A08.663.650.915.750.600.350; A08.800.950.750.600.350; A09.246.631.246.577.325; A11.671.650.250; A11.671.650.915.750.600.350;

History Note: 2008 (1977)