Mechanotransduction of the Hair Cell / by Wei Xiong, Zhigang Xu.
2018
RC321-580
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Title
Mechanotransduction of the Hair Cell / by Wei Xiong, Zhigang Xu.
Author
Xiong, Wei, author.
ISBN
9789811085574
9811085579
9789811085567
9811085560
9811085579
9789811085567
9811085560
Published
Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 60 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-981-10-8557-4 doi
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RC321-580
Dewey Decimal Classification
573.8/9
Summary
This book summarizes the emerging experimental evidence on hair-cell mechanotransduction, and covers hair's cellular structure, biophysical properties, molecular components and functions. Auditory hair cells convert sound-induced vibration into electrical signals. This biological process, mechanotransduction, is what allows us to hear and communicate in our daily lives. However, our grasp of hair-cell mechanotransduction is still far from complete. Recent advances in molecular genetics and biophysics have helped us gain deeper insights into this process, especially the molecular constituent and operation of the channel complex. This book provides a cutting-edge snapshot for all readers who are interested in or studying how auditory hair cells detect sound.
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Xu, Zhigang, author.
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SpringerBriefs in biochemistry and molecular biology.
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Table of Contents
A Brief Introduction
Cellular structure for hair-cell mechanotransduction
Biophysical properties of mechanotransduction
Molecular components of mechanotransduction machinery
Mechanotransduction and Inner Ear Function
Summary: Mechanotransduction and Beyond.
Cellular structure for hair-cell mechanotransduction
Biophysical properties of mechanotransduction
Molecular components of mechanotransduction machinery
Mechanotransduction and Inner Ear Function
Summary: Mechanotransduction and Beyond.