Transient receptor potential melastatin 1: a hair cell transduction channel candidate.

Sound and head movements are perceived through sensory hair cells in the inner ear. Mounting evidence indicates that this process is initiated by the opening of mechanically sensitive calcium-permeable channels, also referred to as the mechanoelectrical transducer (MET) channels, reported to be arou...

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Main Authors: John Gerka-Stuyt, Adrian Au, Neal S Peachey, Kumar N Alagramam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3795643?pdf=render