What are the maculae?

a hair bundle containing stereocilia, or sensory hairs, that project upward into the tectorial membrane, which lies above the stereocilia in the cochlear duct. These results suggest that regulation of stereocilia length occurs through EPS8 and that CDH23 and PCDH15 regulate stereocilia lengthening beyond their role in ... The stereocilia of each hair cell are arranged in a precise geometry. This arrangement is asymmetrical and polarized because the stereocilia are arranged in ... They have more stereocilia and long stereocilia relative to kinocilia heights. Tip link tensions show parallel behavior in peripheral columns of the bundle ... Oct 1, 2023 ... The stereocilia of these cells help to adsorb any remaining fluid and pass nutrients to the stored sperm to support their viability. Other ... Mar 28, 2017 ... Mechanotransducer channels at the tips of sensory stereocilia of inner ear hair cells are gated by the tension of 'tip links' ... Apr 26, 2024 ... Stereocilin is associated with hairlike structures called stereocilia, which project from specialized cells called hair cells in the inner ear. Jan 25, 2022 ... Bending the stereocilia toward the kinocilium depolarizes the cell and results in increased afferent activity. Bending the stereocilia away from ... May 24, 2023 ... Stereocilia are vital for the transmission of sound as they house the mechanoelectrical transduction channels triggered by the bending of the ... This article obtains the stereocilia movement generated by basilar membrane (BM) vibration based on the positional relationship between the various structures ...