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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.

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Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Using genetic tools in mice, researchers say they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely control when sound-detecting cells, known as hair cells, are born in the mammalian inner ear.

Restoring Sound-Detecting Cells in Ear

Liberman, "Postnatal maturation of auditory-nerve heterogeneity, as seen in spatial gradients of synapse morphology in the inner hair cell area," Hearing Research, vol.

Specific Influences of Early Acoustic Environments on Cochlear Hair Cells in Postnatal Mice

Although we have shown outer hair cell damage in our study through SEM, the causes of ototoxicity need to be explained at the molecular level in future studies.

Possible Ototoxic Effects of Topical Rifamycin Application: An Electrophysiological and Ultrastructural Study

These genes include: Math-1, Myosin, Brn3, EPSIN and AchRa9 which are hair cells specific genes.

Olfactory Epithelium as an Infinitive Source of Neural Stem Cells for Derivation of Inner Ear Hair Cells/El Epitelio Olfatorio como Fuente Infinita de Celulas Madre Neurales para la Derivacion de los Vestibulocitos del Oido Interno

Troiani, "Water-soluble Coenzyme Q10 formulation (Q-ter) promotes outer hair cell survival in a guinea pig model of noise induced hearing loss (NIHL)," Brain Research, vol.

Protective Effect of Yang Mi Ryung[R] Extract on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss in Mice

Type 2 diabetes alters the functional status of outer hair cells in the cochlea.

Assessment of functional status of outer hair cells in Type 2 diabetes by using distortion product otoacoustic emissions

Of the transplanted mIESCs in the scala media, 42.6 [+ or -] 5.7% were positive for the hair cell marker myosin VIIa.

Transplantation and survival of mouse inner ear progenitor/stem cells in the organ of Corti after cochleostomy of hearing-impaired guinea pigs: preliminary results

The total number of possible hair cell bundles did not differ among groups [one-way ANOVA; F(1, 58) = 0.95, P = 0.33].

Aminoglycoside-induced damage in the statocyst of the longfin inshore squid, Doryteuthis pealeii

But new research reveals that supporting cells in the ear can turn into hair cells in newborn mice.

Cure for deafness comes closer to reality

Selective inner hair cell loss in premature infants and cochlea pathological patterns from neonatal intensive care unit autopsies.

Auditory neuropathy with bilateral bat ears--a rare case report

giant Pfizer is arguably the most advanced of the big players, with a drug in initial Phase I clinical testing trial for age-related sensorineural hearing loss that looks to enhance the function of existing hair cells.

Drugmakers step up search for hearing loss medicines

The cellular basis for aminoglycoside hearing loss is a destruction of cochlear hair cells, specifically the outer hair cells.

Drug-induced ototoxicity

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