An immunogold investigation of the distribution of calmodulin in the apex of cochlear hair cells

Hearing Research

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 10-20

  Furness, D N ^a   Karkanevatos, A ^a   West, B ^a   Hackney, C M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calmodulin; Cochlea; Hair cell; Mechanoelectrical transduction; Stereocilium

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CUTICLE; DENSITY; GEOMETRY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR; HAIR CELL; HAIR ROOT; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEREOCILIUM;

ANIMALS; CALMODULIN; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0036837096     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(02)00584-1     Document Type: Article

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