Stereocilia are microvilli-like structures arranged into a neat bundle at the surface of each hair cell. When fluid movements occur in the liquid-filled compartments of the inner ear, stereocilia are ...

Bullish - Video Human Respiratory System: Anatomy, Cilia, and Mucus Membrane Function Posted: May 21, 2025 | Last updated: May 21, 2025 The film discusses the anatomical and functional ...

A new era is beginning for Sicilian publishing. La Sicilia, the most widely read newspaper on the island and a reference point for millions of Sicilians worldwide, is now officially under the ...

Tracking the Function of Myosin IXb Protein The researchers are studying structures called microvilli or “little fingers” that are formed on the apical side of the cell and stick out into the lumen to ...

The existence of a genetic disease caused by immotile cilia was reported in a short paper published in 1976.1 The prevalence was estimated to be one person in about 30 000. The following facts made it ...

Prosper Meniere made his immortal contribution to the field of otology in 1861. At that time, all manner of “fits” were lumped together under the diagnosis of “apoplectiform cerebral congestion”—too ...

Cilia are antenna-like membrane-associated structures which play essential roles during development, and during the normal function of many cells throughout the body. Dysfunction of these organelles ...

Myosin IIIA is found in stereocilia in sensory hair cells ... are important for the regulation of hMyo3A localization on actin-bundle based structures of microvilli in cells. Moreover, we identified ...

The structure of the sperm flagella is similar to the ultrastructure of cilia, accounting for the common association of male infertility with PCD while women with PCD can be subfertile due to impaired ...