Uncoordinated maturation of developing and regenerating postnatal mammalian vestibular hair cells.

Sensory hair cells are mechanoreceptors required for hearing and balance functions. From embryonic development, hair cells acquire apical stereociliary bundles for mechanosensation, basolateral ion channels that shape receptor potential, and synaptic contacts for conveying information centrally. The...

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Main Authors: Tian Wang, Mamiko Niwa, Zahra N Sayyid, Davood K Hosseini, Nicole Pham, Sherri M Jones, Anthony J Ricci, Alan G Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-07-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000326