How does the olivocochlear reflex affect outer hair cell motility and stereocilia movement?

Apr 16, 2025 ... Stereocilia perch atop sensory hair cells in the inner ear. Source: Yoshiyuki Kawashima. Most NIHL is caused by the damage and eventual death of ... Nov 7, 2011 ... The output of the cochlea is controlled by the bending of inner‐hair‐cell (IHC) stereocilia, but the mechanisms that produce this bending ... Jul 1, 1980 ... From our results, we conclude that the stereocilia of the ear, unlike the brush border of intestinal epithelial cells, are not designed to ... Nov 3, 2021 ... ... stereocilia. Sound vibrations cause the stereocilia to sway, which leads to the hair cell sending signals to nearby neurons that relay ... For the latter option to work without downtime, each stereocilium (or sets of mechanically-connected stereocilia) must be able to execute the recovery by itself ... This article obtains the stereocilia movement generated by basilar membrane (BM) vibration based on the positional relationship between the various structures ... Oct 4, 2006 ... The staircase-shaped stereocilia bundle of the inner ear sensory hair cells detect mechanical stimuli by the activation of mechanoelectrical ... ... stereocilia of regimented lengths and a single microtubule-based kinocilium. ... We have developed a large-scale purification method that enriches stereocilia ... Feb 22, 2024 ... Today's #LabVocab is stereocilia – a part of the ear that plays a critical role in how humans experience sound and balance. Jun 3, 2019 ... Noise-induced hearing loss happens when tiny hair-like structures (stereocilia) that sit on top of hair cells in the inner ear are damaged by noises that are ...