"Organ of Corti" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The spiral EPITHELIUM containing sensory AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and supporting cells in the cochlea. Organ of Corti, situated on the BASILAR MEMBRANE and overlaid by a gelatinous TECTORIAL MEMBRANE, converts sound-induced mechanical waves to neural impulses to the brain.
| Descriptor ID |
D009925
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.246.577
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| Concept/Terms |
Organ of Corti- Organ of Corti
- Corti Organ
- Spiral Organ
- Organ, Spiral
- Organs, Spiral
- Spiral Organs
- Corti's Organ
- Cortis Organ
- Organ, Corti's
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Organ of Corti" by people in Profiles.
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Lee B, Baek JI, Min H, Bae SH, Moon K, Kim MA, Kim YR, Fogelgren B, Lipschutz JH, Lee KY, Bok J, Kim UK. Exocyst Complex Member EXOC5 Is Required for Survival of Hair Cells and Spiral Ganglion Neurons and Maintenance of Hearing. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 Aug; 55(8):6518-6532.
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Flores-Otero J, Davis RL. Synaptic proteins are tonotopically graded in postnatal and adult type I and type II spiral ganglion neurons. J Comp Neurol. 2011 Jun 01; 519(8):1455-75.
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Zimmermann U, Fermin C. Shape deformation of the organ of Corti associated with length changes of outer hair cell. Acta Otolaryngol. 1996 May; 116(3):395-400.
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Zenner HP, Reuter G, Zimmermann U, Gitter AH, Fermin C, LePage EL. Transitory endolymph leakage induced hearing loss and tinnitus: depolarization, biphasic shortening and loss of electromotility of outer hair cells. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1994; 251(3):143-53.