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hair cell [′her ‚sel] (histology) The basic sensory unit of the inner ear of vertebrates; a columnar, polarized structure with specialized cilia on the free surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A line of inner hair cells, which transmit sound signals to the brain, snakes from the cochlea's base through each of its spiral turns. nbsp;are more sensitive to ototoxic injury than are inner hair cells. The hypothesis that subjective tinnitus is primarily caused by glutamate excitotoxicity at the synapses between inner hair cells and their |
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