"Stereocilia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Mechanosensing organelles of hair cells which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. They have various functions in many different animals, but are primarily used in hearing.
| Descriptor ID |
D059547
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.800
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| Concept/Terms |
Stereocilia- Stereocilia
- Stereovilli
- Stereovillus
- Stereocilium
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stereocilia" by people in Profiles.
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Inokuchi JI, Go S, Yoshikawa M, Strauss K. Gangliosides and hearing. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj. 2017 Oct; 1861(10):2485-2493.
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Pollock LM, Gupta N, Chen X, Luna EJ, McDermott BM. Supervillin Is a Component of the Hair Cell's Cuticular Plate and the Head Plates of Organ of Corti Supporting Cells. PLoS One. 2016; 11(7):e0158349.
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Yoshikawa M, Go S, Suzuki S, Suzuki A, Katori Y, Morlet T, Gottlieb SM, Fujiwara M, Iwasaki K, Strauss KA, Inokuchi J. Ganglioside GM3 is essential for the structural integrity and function of cochlear hair cells. Hum Mol Genet. 2015 May 15; 24(10):2796-807.