Outer hair cells have a cylindrical shape. Their diameter is about nine micrometers which is slightly larger than the diameter of a red blood cell. Their apical end is capped with a rigid flat plate ...
New research suggests hair loss may hinge on a fragile cellular balance during regeneration, where stem cells must survive a surge of stress to rebuild hair.
The kinocilium of vestibular hair cells is a unique organelle with molecular features of primary and motile cilia and may serve as an active, force-generating element within the hair bundle.
Medical Xpress: Genetically altered hair cells show how inner ear structures are organized
The inner ear is a highly specialised sensory organ responsible for converting mechanical sound waves into neural signals through mechanosensitive hair cells. Despite their essential role in hearing, ...
Researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism that drives the death of inner ear hair cells, the tiny sensory structures responsible for converting sound into brain signals. The discovery ...
The hair cells lining the inner ear are among the most sophisticated structures in the human body: capable of detecting sounds as faint as a whisper, while helping to maintain our sense of balance.
When a hair cell is damaged, it releases a protein called XIRP2. This helps it sense the damage in the core, which contains a substance known as actin. The researchers found that the XIRP2 can not ...
Phys.org: Newfound third cell type enables fully functional hair follicles in the lab
Newfound third cell type enables fully functional hair follicles in the lab
Medical Xpress: Hidden in hair follicles, immune 'sentinel' cells may help skin detect microbes