The hair cells of the inner ear. They are exquisitely sensitive transducers that in human beings mediate the senses of hearing and balance. A tiny force applied to the top of the cell produces an electrical signal at the bottom

Sci Am. 1983 Jan;248(1):54-64.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Calcium / metabolism
  • Ear, Inner / anatomy & histology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Hair Cells, Auditory / ultrastructure*
  • Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner / ultrastructure*
  • Hearing / physiology*
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Potassium / metabolism

Substances

  • Potassium
  • Calcium