"Tectorial Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A membrane, attached to the bony SPIRAL LAMINA, overlying and coupling with the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI in the inner ear. It is a glycoprotein-rich keratin-like layer containing fibrils embedded in a dense amorphous substance.
| Descriptor ID |
D013680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.246.292.938
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| Concept/Terms |
Tectorial Membrane- Tectorial Membrane
- Membrane, Tectorial
- Membranes, Tectorial
- Tectorial Membranes
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tectorial Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Tectorial membrane injury: frequently overlooked in pediatric traumatic head injury. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2011 Nov-Dec; 32(10):1806-11.
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Tectorial membrane material properties in Tecta(Y)(1870C/+) heterozygous mice. Biophys J. 2010 Nov 17; 99(10):3274-81.
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Deficient forward transduction and enhanced reverse transduction in the alpha tectorin C1509G human hearing loss mutation. Dis Model Mech. 2010 Mar-Apr; 3(3-4):209-23.
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Col11a2 deletion reveals the molecular basis for tectorial membrane mechanical anisotropy. Biophys J. 2009 Jun 03; 96(11):4717-24.
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Frequency-dependent shear impedance of the tectorial membrane. Biophys J. 2008 Sep; 95(5):2529-38.
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Poking versus deflection: anisotropy in action. Biophys J. 2008 Jun; 94(11):4157-8.
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Outer hair cell active force generation in the cochlear environment. J Acoust Soc Am. 2007 Oct; 122(4):2215-25.
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Cochlear transduction: an integrative model and review. Hear Res. 1982 Apr; 6(3):335-60.