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cuticular plate

A dense network of actin filaments found beneath the apical cell surface of hair cells, and into which stereocilia are inserted. [PMID:12485990, PMID… Expand
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Cortical actin cytoskeleton

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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Unconventional Myosins in Inner-Ear Sensory Epithelia
To understand how cells differentially use the dozens of myosin isozymes present in each genome, we examined the distribution of… Expand
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Compartmentalized vesicular traffic around the hair cell cuticular plate
Through thin-section and freeze-fracture electron microscopy, we identify structural correlates of an intense vesicular traffic… Expand
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The kinocilium of auditory hair cells and evidence for its morphogenetic role during the regeneration of stereocilia and cuticular plates
SummaryAuditory hair cells that survive mechanical injury in culture begin their recovery by reforming the kinocilium. This study… Expand
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Preliminary biochemical characterization of the stereocilia and cuticular plate of hair cells of the chick cochlea
The sensory epithelium of the chick cochlea contains only two cell types, hair cells and supporting cells. We developed methods… Expand
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Chronic ultrastructural changes in acoustic trauma: Serial-section reconstruction of stereocilia and cuticular plates
Two cochleas with permanent, noise-induced threshold shifts of 40 to 60 dB (as measured by responses of single, auditory-nerve… Expand
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Actin filaments, stereocilia, and hair cells of the bird cochlea. IV. How the actin filaments become organized in developing stereocilia and in the cuticular plate.
In 8-day-old embryos stereocilia can be identified on the hair cells of the chick cochlea; within each is a small population of… Expand
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Actin filaments, stereocilia, and hair cells of the bird cochlea. II. Packing of actin filaments in the stereocilia and in the cuticular plate and what happens to the organization when the…
A comparison of hair cells from different parts of the cochlea reveals the same organization of actin filaments; the elements… Expand
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Interactions between actin filaments and between actin filaments and membranes in quick-frozen and deeply etched hair cells of the chick ear
Replicas of the apical surface of hair cells of the inner ear (vestibular organ) were examined after quick freezing and rotary… Expand
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The organization of actin filaments in the stereocilia of cochlear hair cells
Within each tapering stereocilium of the cochlea of the alligator lizard is a bundle of actin filaments with > 3,000 filaments… Expand
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Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
The structure and innervation of the pigeon's basilar papilla.
Sensory cells in the pigeon's basilar papilla can be divided into three groups on the basis of shape, cuticular plate dimensions… Expand
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