2. Hair cells - Glossary Entry - Genetics Home Reference
Mechanoreceptors located in the organ of Corti that are sensitive to auditory stimuli and in the vestibular apparatus that are sensitive to movement of the head. In each case the accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimul...
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3. Hearing—How Small Is a Hair Cell?
Diameter of hair cell: approximately 10 µm (micrometers) or one-tenth the diameter of an average human hair. (One micrometer is one millionth of a meter.)
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4. PA-08-176: Integrative Systems Biology Approaches to Auditory Hair Cell Regeneration (R21)
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon applicat...
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5. OHSU Grows Hair Cells Involved in Hearing
Successful production of functional sensory hair cells in the inner ears of mice suggests that a new therapy to regain hearing may be possible
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6. Gene Transfer in Mice Produces Functional Hair Cells Crucial to Hearing
An NIDCD-funded research team’s recent finding provides further evidence that it might be possible in the future to restore hearing with a genetic message that directs the inner ear to grow new hair cells.
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7. St. Jude finds “dancing� hair cells are key to humans’ acute hearing (news release)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans and other mammals. The findings will enable better understandi...
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8. Ear hair cell - Health Encyclopedia -- Health >> Medical Questions, Weight Loss, Pregnancy, Drugs, Health Insurance
Ear hair cell - Health Encyclopedia. De- termining the progenitor source and the cascade of events lead- ing to a new inner ear hair cell is integral to und...
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9. Hair, Skin Cells
Hair follicle stem cells can migrate to the skin and develop into new skin cells, according to a recent study co-funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS). The discovery, which may have implication.....
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10. Adult Stem Cells Found in Hair Follicles
And, similar to other types of adult stem cells, the epidermal neural crest stem cells can be harvested through a minimally invasive procedure. Like embryon...
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