A kinocilium is a special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear. Contrasting with stereocilia, which are numerous, there is only one …

kinocilium, filamentous structure occurring on auditory hair cells in the inner ear that functions in the development of auditory structures and in the sensation of head movement.

Kinocilia are specialized primary cilia present in auditory hair cells (HCs) in the inner ear. These cilia do not directly mediate auditory mechano-electrical transduction (MET), but partially retain …

Each hair bundle contains anywhere from 30 to a few hundred hexagonally arranged stereocilia, with one taller kinocilium (Figure 13.7A). Despite their names, only the kinocilium is a true …

2018年6月18日 · Sensory hair cells are specialized secondary sensory cells that mediate our senses of hearing, balance, linear acceleration, and angular acceleration (head rotation).

Vestibular hair cell bundles in the inner ear contain a single kinocilium composed of a 9+2 microtubule structure. Kinocilia play a crucial role in transmitting movement of the overlying …

2021年8月5日 · Here we review the structure and function of the specialized primary cilia of hair cells, termed kinocilia, found in the mammalian auditory system. We also discuss areas that …