Mechanotransduction of the Hair Cell

• Main Authors: Xiong, Wei (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Xu, Zhigang (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
• Subjects: Neurosciences.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.

This book summarizes the emerging experimental evidence on hair-cell mechanotransduction, and covers hair's cellular structure, biophysical properties, molecular components and functions. Auditory hair cells convert sound-induced vibration into electrical signals. This biological process, mecha...

Table of Contents:

• A Brief Introduction
• Cellular structure for hair-cell mechanotransduction
• Biophysical properties of mechanotransduction
• Molecular components of mechanotransduction machinery
• Mechanotransduction and Inner Ear Function
• Summary: Mechanotransduction and Beyond.