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Synaptically silent sensory hair cells in zebrafish are recruited after damage

Authors :
Qiuxiang Zhang
Suna Li
Hiu-Tung C. Wong
Xinyi J. He
Alisha Beirl
Ronald S. Petralia
Ya-Xian Wang
Katie S. Kindt
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Hair cells of the inner ear are mechanosensors that detect sound, and synapse onto afferent neurons. Here, the authors used calcium imaging to find that not all hair cells are synaptically engaged, but after damage these silent cells are synaptically engaged.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.04a8421191c84c0aba18c711abc59334
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03806-8