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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5-6
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
The role of various ions in stimuli conversion has been investigated in isolated frog semicircular canals, by replacing the endolymph with solutions deprived in turn of Na+, K+, Cl- and Ca++. Mechanical and electrical stimuli were employed and slow ampullar and nerve potentials were recorded, together with the afferent discharge of impulses in the eighth nerve. The results support evidence that K+ is the carrier of the receptor current, as postulated in Davis' hypothesis, while Ca++ is essential in the processes which allow the current to be modulated during cupula deflections and therefore endon hair cells with mechanical sensitivity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0001-6489
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
87
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
466-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Ionic composition of the endolymph and sensory transduction in labyrinthine organs.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article