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  • Title: [Stereociliary cross-links on the guinea pig utricle hair cells].
    Author: Wu WQ.
    Journal: Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi; 2000 Oct; 14(10):460-1. PubMed ID: 12563719.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To observe the cross-links between stereocilia on guinea pig utricle hair cells. METHOD: Twenty-four utricles from pigmented guinea pigs were examined using high resolution scanning (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). RESULT: An extensive network of cross-links occurs between stereocilia of utricle hair cells. These links fall into three categories. Upward-pointing links: from the tips of shorter stereocilia to the side of the adjacent taller stereocilia; Side-to-side links: between stereocilia of the same row; Row-to-row links: between adjacent rows. CONCLUSION: The existence of the stereociliary cross-links binds the hair bundles together and may be associated with the transduction process.
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