"Stereocilia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Mechanosensing organelles of hair cells which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. They have various functions in many different animals, but are primarily used in hearing.
| Descriptor ID |
D059547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Stereocilia- Stereocilia
- Stereovilli
- Stereovillus
- Stereocilium
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stereocilia" by people in Profiles.
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Mutational Spectrum of MYO15A and the Molecular Mechanisms of DFNB3 Human Deafness. Hum Mutat. 2016 10; 37(10):991-1003.
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Nanotechnology in Auditory Research: Membrane Electromechanics in Hearing. Methods Mol Biol. 2016; 1427:349-62.
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The local forces acting on the mechanotransduction channel in hair cell stereocilia. Biophys J. 2014 Jun 03; 106(11):2519-28.
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Cholinergic efferent synaptic transmission regulates the maturation of auditory hair cell ribbon synapses. Open Biol. 2013 Nov; 3(11):130163.
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Stereocilia membrane deformation: implications for the gating spring and mechanotransduction channel. Biophys J. 2012 Jan 18; 102(2):201-10.
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Sound-induced length changes in outer hair cell stereocilia. Nat Commun. 2012; 3:1094.