Localization of inner hair cell mechanotransducer channels using high-speed calcium imaging

Nature Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 553-558

  Beurg, Maryline ^a,c   Fettiplace, Robert ^b,c   Nam, Jong Hoon ^b,c   Ricci, Anthony J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA AQUEDUCT; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; HAIR CELL; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEREOCILIUM; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIBRATION SENSE;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL SIZE; CILIA; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HEARING; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; ORGAN OF CORTI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65549128486     PISSN: 10976256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nn.2295     Document Type: Article

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