Hair Cells in the Mouse Cochlea (IMAGE)

Case Western Reserve University

Hair Cells in the Mouse Cochlea

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The mechanosensory hair bundle, a highly organized (V-shaped) structure located on the apical surface of the hair cell, is composed of two or more height-ranked rows of stereocilia ("hair"). The destabilizing mutation CLRN1N48K causes loss of hair bundle integrity and hearing the mouse model.

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Ruben Stepanyon, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

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