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A mouse model for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with genetic predisposition for displaced otoconia.
Genes, brain, and behavior - 1 Jun 2020
Dror Amiel A, Taiber Shahar, Sela Eyal, Handzel Ophir, Avraham Karen B
Abstract excerpt
Abnormal formation of otoconia, the biominerals of the inner ear, results in balance disorders. The inertial mass of otoconia activates the underlying mechanosensory hair cells in response to change in head position primarily during linear and rotational acceleration. Otoconia associate exclusively with the two gravity receptors, the utricle and saccule. The cristae sensory epithelium is associated with an...
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