Vertebrate Hair Cells
'Vertebrate Hair Cells' provides a current overview of the mechanosensory receptor cells of the vertebrate inner ear. Each chapter is written by experimentalists active in exploring a particular aspect of hair cell function, including development, me
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Ruth Anne Eatock Richard R. Fay Arthur N. Popper Editors
Vertebrate Hair Cells
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Ruth Anne Eatock Department of Otorhinolaryngology Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX 77030 USA [email protected]
Richard R. Fay Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626 USA [email protected]
Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 USA [email protected] Series Editors: Richard R. Fay Parmly Hearing Institute and Department of Psychology Loyola University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60626 USA
Arthur N. Popper Department of Biology University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 USA
Cover illustration: Electron microscopy of hair cells and their mechanosensitive hair bundles. Left, An outer hair cell from the mammalian cochlea is crowned by the hair bundle, comprising rows of stereocilia. Middle, Hair bundle on a mammalian vestibular hair cell. Right, Scanning (top) and transmission (bottom) electron micrographs showing the filamentous tip links connecting rows of stereocilia. Mechanosensitive ion channels are located near the tip links’ insertions into the stereocilia. From David Furness and Carole Hackney (Chapter 3). Library of Congress Control Number: 2005925504 ISBN 10: 0-387-95202-0 ISBN 13: 978-0387-95202-4
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We dedicate this book to Alfons Ru¨sch (1959–2002), whose work touched on almost every aspect of function in vertebrate hair cells. A true naturalist, Alfons investigated hair cells from diverse organs. A pragmatic experimentalist, he was at the leading edge in development of elegant physiological preparations and assays. His results enriched our understanding of transduction and the changes in auditory and vestibular hair cells that accompany the maturation of hearing and balance.
Series Preface
The Springer Handbook of Auditory Research presents a series of comprehensive and synthetic reviews of the fundamental topics in modern auditory research. The volumes are aimed at all individuals with interests in hearing research including advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and clinical investigators. The volumes
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