"Otolithic Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A gelatinous membrane overlying the acoustic maculae of SACCULE AND UTRICLE. It contains minute crystalline particles (otoliths) of CALCIUM CARBONATE and protein on its outer surface. In response to head movement, the otoliths shift causing distortion of the vestibular hair cells which transduce nerve signals to the BRAIN for interpretation of equilibrium.
| Descriptor ID |
D010037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.909.625.125.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Otolithic Membrane- Otolithic Membrane
- Membrane, Otolithic
- Membranes, Otolithic
- Otolithic Membranes
Otoconia- Otoconia
- Otoconias
- Statoconia
- Statoconias
- Otoliths
- Otolith
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Otolithic Membrane" by people in Profiles.
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Contributions of mirror-image hair cell orientation to mouse otolith organ and zebrafish neuromast function. Elife. 2024 Nov 12; 13.
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Universal Repositioning Maneuver: A New Treatment for Single Canal and Multi-Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo by 3-Dimensional Model Analysis. J Int Adv Otol. 2023 Jun; 19(3):242-247.
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Retinoic acid degradation shapes zonal development of vestibular organs and sensitivity to transient linear accelerations. Nat Commun. 2020 01 02; 11(1):63.
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Mechanistic basis of otolith formation during teleost inner ear development. Dev Cell. 2011 Feb 15; 20(2):271-8.
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The dynein regulatory complex is required for ciliary motility and otolith biogenesis in the inner ear. Nature. 2009 Jan 08; 457(7226):205-9.
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Ultrastructural analysis of the cristae ampullares in the squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus). J Comp Neurol. 2008 Nov 01; 511(1):47-64.
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Starmaker exhibits properties of an intrinsically disordered protein. Biomacromolecules. 2008 Aug; 9(8):2118-25.
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A mathematical model for top-shelf vertigo: the role of sedimenting otoconia in BPPV. J Biomech. 2004 Aug; 37(8):1137-46.
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"Do try this at home": self-treatment of BPPV. Neurology. 2004 Jul 13; 63(1):8-9.
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Efferent actions in the chinchilla vestibular labyrinth. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2004 Jun; 5(2):126-43.