Integrating the biophysical and molecular mechanisms of auditory hair cell mechanotransduction

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Peng, Anthony W ^a   Salles, Felipe T ^a   Pan, Bifeng ^a   Ricci, Anthony J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CADHERIN 23; CALCIUM ION; FASCIN; ION CHANNEL; MEPROBAMATE; MYOSIN I; MYOSIN VI; MYOSIN VIIA;

ADAPTATION; CHANNEL GATING; GATING SPRING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HAIR; HAIR BUNDLE; HAIR CELL; HEARING; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MATURATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; REVIEW; STEREOCILIUM; VIBRATION; ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR;

EID: 84855687554     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1533     Document Type: Review

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