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1717422

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Hyaline cells of the auditory organ of the spectacled caiman contain smooth muscle-like filament bundles within their basal cell pole. These bundles were heavily labeled with antibodies to actin, myosin and alpha-actinin (muscular Z-line protein). Since hyaline cells are firmly attached to the basilar membrane these cells may actively modify the stiffness of the basilar membrane. A contractile mechanism in hyaline cells might affect frequency tuning of primary auditory afferents. This frequency tuning has been shown to be a temperature-dependent process in caimans and other submammalian species. The presence of synaptic contacts between efferent nerve fibres and hyaline cells suggests neural control of hyaline cell activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0378-5955
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
54
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-38
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Actin, myosin and alpha-actinin containing filament bundles in hyaline cells of the caiman cochlea.
pubmed:affiliation
Anatomisches Institut, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg, F.R.G.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't