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Stereocilia

Known as: Stereocilium, Stereovilli, Stereovillus 
An actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory and vestibular hair cells and of neuromast cells. These protrusions are supported by a… 
National Institutes of Health

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17 relations
Apical Domain of the EpitheliumAuditory Hair CellCadherin-23Cochlear outer hair cell

Broader (2)

Ciliastereocilium bundle

Narrower (1)

stereocilium membrane

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2020
2020
Espin distribution as revealed by super-resolution microscopy of stereocilia.
Auditory hair cells are the mechanical sensors of sound waves in the inner ear, and the stereocilia, which are actin-rich… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Planar cell polarity in the inner ear: how do hair cells acquire their oriented structure?
Sensory hair cells in the ear and lateral line have an asymmetrical hair-bundle structure, essential for their function as… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Potential role of BFGF and retinoic acid in the regeneration of chicken cochlear hair cells
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Hair cell regeneration in the bullfrog vestibular otolith organs following aminoglycoside toxicity
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions in a nonhuman primate. II. Cochlear anatomy
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Differences in the distribution of F-actin in outer hair cells along the organ of Corti
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Noise-induced hearing loss in normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Stereocilia mediate transduction in vertebrate hair cells
The vertebrate hair cell is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical stimulation of its hair bundle, which usually consists… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Hair cell types and distributions in the otolithic and auditory organs of the bullfrog
1966
1966
Fine structure of lateral-line organs of frog tadpoles.
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