Enhancement of the Mechanosensivity of Hair Cells of the Lateral‐Line Organs by Environmental Potassium Ions
作者:
Toru Hashimoto,
Yasuji Katsuki,
期刊:
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
(AIP Available online 1972)
卷期:
Volume 52,
issue 2B
页码: 553-557
ISSN:0001-4966
年代: 1972
DOI:10.1121/1.1913144
出版商: Acoustical Society of America
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The cochlear hair cell has a remarkably high sensitivity to the displacement of the basilar membrane of the inner ear. However, the detailed mechanism of the receptor process, especially for the high sensitivity, has not been fully established. The present article is concerned with the enhancement of the mechanosensitivity of the receptor hair cells of the lateral‐line organ of aquatic animals by the environmental potassium ions. The potassium ion on the receptor surface of the lateral‐line organ, the free standing neuromast, modified the receptor sensitivity to vibratory mechanostimuli. Studies on the free neuromast rather than on the canal neuromast may better contribute to the understanding of the excitation mechanism of the cochlear hair cell.
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