"Otolithic Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A gelatinous membrane overlying the acoustic maculae of SACCULE AND UTRICLE. It contains minute crystalline particles (otoliths) of CALCIUM CARBONATE and protein on its outer surface. In response to head movement, the otoliths shift causing distortion of the vestibular hair cells which transduce nerve signals to the BRAIN for interpretation of equilibrium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.909.625.125.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Otolithic Membrane- Otolithic Membrane
- Membrane, Otolithic
- Membranes, Otolithic
- Otolithic Membranes
Otoconia- Otoconia
- Otoconias
- Statoconia
- Statoconias
- Otoliths
- Otolith
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otolithic Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Neuronal thresholds and choice-related activity of otolith afferent fibers during heading perception. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2015 May 19; 112(20):6467-72.
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Detection thresholds of macaque otolith afferents. J Neurosci. 2012 Jun 13; 32(24):8306-16.
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Canal-otolith interactions and detection thresholds of linear and angular components during curved-path self-motion. J Neurophysiol. 2010 Aug; 104(2):765-73.
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Canal and otolith contributions to compensatory tilt responses in pigeons. J Neurophysiol. 2008 Sep; 100(3):1488-97.
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Geometrical considerations on canal-otolith interactions during OVAR and Bayesian modelling. Prog Brain Res. 2008; 171:287-90.
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Regeneration of vestibular otolith afferents after ototoxic damage. J Neurosci. 2006 Mar 15; 26(11):2881-93.
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Does the method of sternocleidomastoid muscle activation affect the vestibular evoked myogenic potential response? J Vestib Res. 2006; 16(4-5):187-91.
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An integrative neural network for detecting inertial motion and head orientation. J Neurophysiol. 2004 Aug; 92(2):905-25.
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Influence of otolith input on bithermal caloric responses: re-analyses of the data of Coats and Smith. Acta Otolaryngol. 2004 Mar; 124(2):223-4.
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Resolution of sensory ambiguities for gaze stabilization requires a second neural integrator. J Neurosci. 2003 Oct 15; 23(28):9265-75.