hair cell

A cell with hairlike processes, especially one of the sensory epithelial cells present in the organ of Corti.

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hair′ cell`

an epithelial cell having hairlike processes, as that of the organ of Corti.

[1885–90]

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hair cell - a sensory epithelial cell present in the organ of Corti

epithelial cell - one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium

organ of Corti - the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

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FX-322 is a proprietary combination of small-molecule drugs designed to restore hearing function by activating inner ear progenitor cells already present in the body to induce hair cell regeneration.

Japanese Company Obtains License For Hearing Loss Treatment Candidate: Small-Molecule Drug Activates Inner Ear Progenitor Cells

Scientists have known that the first step in hair cell birth starts at the outermost part of the spiraled cochlea.

Restoring Sound-Detecting Cells in Ear

Doetzlhofer notes that her research in hair cell development, although fundamental, has potential applications to treat deafness caused by damaged hair cells: 'We are interested in how hair cells evolved because it's an interesting biological question,' she says.

Johns Hopkins University - Researchers Find Proteins That Might Restore Damaged Sound-Detecting Cells in the Ear

The inner ear contains organs responsible for detecting sounds and maintaining balance, both of which are mediated by a sensory cell called the hair cell due to its specialized protrusions resembling tiny hairs.

StemCell Technologies Obtains License For Inner Ear Organoid Technology

The number of ribbon synapses in the hair cell areas was also promoted by early acoustic stimulation.

Specific Influences of Early Acoustic Environments on Cochlear Hair Cells in Postnatal Mice

Distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE) recordings were obtained to demonstrate the normal function of the outer hair cell, and auditory brainstem responses (ABR) were recorded for evaluating central auditory pathways and the presence of normal hearing.

Possible Ototoxic Effects of Topical Rifamycin Application: An Electrophysiological and Ultrastructural Study

Hair cell regeneration after acoustic trauma in adult Coturnix quail.

Olfactory Epithelium as an Infinitive Source of Neural Stem Cells for Derivation of Inner Ear Hair Cells/El Epitelio Olfatorio como Fuente Infinita de Celulas Madre Neurales para la Derivacion de los Vestibulocitos del Oido Interno

Thus, after the compilation using the formula, the final results of the test are displayed as PASS or REFER, which in turn explain the outer hair cell functioning.

Assessment of functional status of outer hair cells in Type 2 diabetes by using distortion product otoacoustic emissions

Our aim was to evaluate the potential role of mIESCs in hair cell replacement.

Transplantation and survival of mouse inner ear progenitor/stem cells in the organ of Corti after cochleostomy of hearing-impaired guinea pigs: preliminary results

Hair cell damage was determined by classifying the hair cells as intact, damaged, or missing in a 226 [micro]m x 168 [micro]m area of the macula statica princeps.

Aminoglycoside-induced damage in the statocyst of the longfin inshore squid, Doryteuthis pealeii

The team's previous research revealed that inhibition of the Notch signaling pathway increases hair cell differentiation and can help restore hearing to mice with noise-induced deafness.

Cure for deafness comes closer to reality