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auditory hair Etymology: L, audire, to hear; AS, haer one of the cells with hairlike processes in the spiral organ of Corti. The hairs, or cilia, function as sensory receptors. Also called acoustic hair cell, cell of Corti. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Like people, guinea pigs use auditory hair cells, found deep inside the inner ear, to detect sounds. 173) Methionine can also provide protection against the ototoxic effects of cisplatin; D-methionine suppresses cisplatin-induced damage to auditory hair cells in organotypic cultures. Since hearing loss in this family begins later in childhood, rather than at birth, it is possible that this gene is responsible for the maintenance of auditory hair cells during early life. |
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