Inner hair cell stereocilia are embedded in the tectorial membrane

Hearing requires inner hair cell (IHC) stereocilia deflection, believed to result from hydrodynamic coupling due to the lack of contact with the tectorial membrane (TM). Here the authors show that IHC stereocilia are TM-embedded, and calcium rich structures in TM may facilitate sound transduction.

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Main Authors: Pierre Hakizimana, Anders Fridberger
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/6ee956ab2f2242efa840e8e29a3510ea
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