What are Deiters' cells?

They are distinct from cilia and microvilli, but are closely related to microvilli. They form single "finger-like" projections that may be branched, with normal ... Mar 21, 2011 ... The mechanotransducer channels of auditory hair cells are gated by tip-links, oblique filaments that interconnect the stereocilia of the ... Oct 4, 2006 ... The staircase-shaped stereocilia bundle of the inner ear sensory hair cells detect mechanical stimuli by the activation of mechanoelectrical ... The stereocilia of each hair cell are arranged in a precise geometry. This arrangement is asymmetrical and polarized because the stereocilia are arranged in ... When your head moves, the endolymph moves the cupula and stimulates the stereocilia. Vertigo is a feeling of dizziness or sudden sensation of spinning when ... Many experimental observations over the past decade have indicated that the role of stereocilia structure and function in cochlear hair-cell transduction is ... This article obtains the stereocilia movement generated by basilar membrane (BM) vibration based on the positional relationship between the various structures ... Jun 11, 2019 ... ... stereocilia. The stereocilia within the same hair bundle have differing lengths. They are aligned in an orderly way to form a wedge shape ... The actin filament bundle, which is held together by specific crossbridges, gives rigidity and exact dimensions to each stereocilium. The cuticular plate ... Apr 23, 2009 ... ... stereocilia," which are the 50 to 300 hair-like nanotubes projecting ... stereocilia bundles atop those cells—also amplify sound by ...