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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The roles of Irx3/5 genes and hedgehog signaling in mammalian cochlear development

Wang, Boshi, 王博石 January 2014 (has links)
abstract / Biochemistry / Master / Master of Philosophy
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Morphometry of hair cell bundles and otoconial membranes in the utricle of a turtle, Trachemys scripta

Xue, Jingbing. January 2006 (has links)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Ohio University, August, 2006. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.
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Characterization of hearing loss mechanisms mediated by the loss of hair cells and synapses using Chloride Intracellular Channel 5-deficient mice

Hess, Nicole 04 May 2022 (has links)
No description available.
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Interaction of MYO6 and CLIC5: An Interdependent Relation in the Hair Bundle Maintenance

Kulkarni, Prateek 01 October 2018 (has links)
No description available.
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Analysis of motor activity of recombinant myosin-1c

Biswas, Anindita. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2007. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains xi, 82 p. : ill. (some col.). Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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Nonlinear Stochastic Dynamics and Signal Amplifications in Sensory Hair Cells

Amro, Rami M. A. 17 September 2015 (has links)
No description available.
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K⁺ channels in the inner ear : electrophysiological and molecular studies /

Liang, Guihua, January 2005 (has links)
Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2005. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.
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Zumbido: estudo dos mecanismos cocleares / Tinnitus: study of cochlear mechanisms

Buzo, Byanka Cagnacci 01 March 2013 (has links)
Introdução: O zumbido pode ser definido como a percepção consciente de um som, sem a participação de uma fonte sonora externa. A presença isolada do zumbido, sem a perda auditiva associada sugere que o mesmo pode ser o primeiro sintoma de alterações cocleares que somente serão percebidas depois do aparecimento da perda. Considerando que o zumbido está frequentemente relacionado a disfunções cocleares e mais especificamente a alterações nas células ciliadas, e que nesse caso as funções desempenhadas por elas podem estar comprometidas em algum grau, é possível que alterações nos mecanismos cocleares em pacientes com limiares auditivos ditos normais e queixa de zumbido sejam encontradas. Objetivo: O objetivo do presente estudo foi verificar as diferenças entre as respostas cocleares em mensurações eletroacústicas e psicoacústicas em indivíduos sem perda auditiva, com e sem queixa de zumbido. Método: Participaram do estudo 57 indivíduos com limiares audiométricos dentro dos padrões de normalidade, divididos em dois grupos: grupo-controle composto por 41 sujeitos (81 orelhas) sem queixa de zumbido, e grupo-zumbido composto por 16 sujeitos (31 orelhas) com queixa de zumbido. Os sujeitos foram submetidos à pesquisa das Curvas de Crescimento das Emissões Otoacústicas Produto de Distorção, pesquisa das Curvas Psicofísicas de Sintonia e aplicação do teste TEN. Resultados: Para as CC-EOAPD somente foi observada diferença estatística nas curvas de 3000 e 6000 Hz, para L2=45 dBNPS e L2=55 dBNPS, respectivamente. Para as curvas psicofísicas de sintonia, foram observadas diferenças estatísticas localizadas nas extremidades das curvas, isto é, para a CPS de 2000 Hz com ruído de 6000 e 8000, para a CPS de 3000 Hz, para 8000 Hz, para a CPS de 4000 Hz para o ruído de 2000 e 8000 Hz e para as CPS de 6000 e 8000 Hz para os ruídos de 3000 e 2000 Hz. Para o teste TEN, não foi encontrada presença de zonas mortas da cóclea, entretanto foi observado padrão diferente entre os grupos, caracterizado pelo limiar na presença de ruído ipsilateral estatisticamente mais elevado no grupo-zumbido do que no grupo-controle. Conclusão: Foi observado que apesar de audiologicamente normais, os grupos apresentam desempenhos estatisticamente distintos nos testes aplicados, principalmente nas Curvas Psicofísicas de Sintonia e no teste TEN, evidenciando funcionamentos cocleares diferentes que, possivelmente, comprometem em algum grau os mecanismos cocleares, principalmente a seletividade de frequência / Introduction: Tinnitus can be defined as the conscious perception of a sound without the participation of an external sound source. The association between tinnitus and hearing loss has been well described. The isolated presence of tinnitus, without hearing loss, suggests that it may be the first symptom of cochlear dysfunctions that will be noticed only after the emergence of the hearing loss. Whereas tinnitus is often related to cochlear dysfunction, specifically in hair cells, their mechanisms could be impaired to some degree. Thus, patients with normal hearing and tinnitus, could show some dysfunctions in cochlear mechanisms. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the differences between the cochlear responses in electroacoustic and psychoacoustic measurements in subjects with normal hearing, with and without tinnitus. Method: The study included 57 subjects with audiometric thresholds within normal limits, divided into two groups: control group consisted of 41 subjects (81 ears) without tinnitus and tinnitus group consisted of 16 subjects (31 ears) with tinnitus. The subjects were tested for DPOAE-I/O functions, Psychophysical Tuning Curves (PTC) and TEN test. Results: For DPOAE-I/O only statistical difference was observed in the curves of 3000 and 6000 Hz, for L2 = 45 dBSPL and L2 = 55 dBSPL respectively. For the psychophysical tuning curves, statistical differences were observed at the ends of the curves, i.e. for the PTC 2000 Hz with noise 6000 and 8000 to 3000 PTC Hz to 8000 Hz to 4000 Hz PTC for noise 2000 and 8000 Hz and the PTC 6000 and 8000 Hz for the noise of 3000 Hz and 2000 TEN For the TEN test, there were no presence of \"dead regions in the cochlea,\" however different pattern was observed among groups, characterized by the presence of noise threshold ipsilateral statistically higher in the tinnitus group than the control group. Conclusion: We found that despite normal hearing, the groups have statistically different performances in the test applied, especially in psychophysical tuning curves and the TEN test, showing that different runs cochlear possibly commit to some degree the cochlear mechanisms, mainly the frequency selectivity
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Caracterização funcional, eletrofisiológica e microanatômica coclear de animais com sensibilidade audiogênica da cepa Wistar Audiogenic Rats (WAR) / Functional, electrophysiological and microanatomic cochlear characterization of animals of the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) strain

Adriana de Andrade Batista Murashima 16 July 2013 (has links)
Os animais com sensibilidade audiogênica, Wistar Audiogenic Rats (WAR) são modelos experimentais utilizados em pesquisas sobre audição, integração sensório-motora e epilepsias, entre elas as crises audiogênicas. O modelo de estimulação sonora repetida conhecido como kindling ou abrasamento audiogênico mimetiza um tipo de epilepsia parcial com envolvimento de estruturas límbicas. É também um modelo genético de grande importância para o estudo das epilepsias porque retrata crises em animais com seleção genética controlada. O objetivo desse estudo foi investigar as alterações morfológicas e funcionais em células ciliadas internas e externas da orelha interna em animais da cepa WAR submetidos ao abrasamento audiogênico comparando-os com animais controle. Foram utilizados 40 animais com idade de 80 a 120 dias. Os animais selecionados foram divididos em quatro grupos de estudo. Foram utilizados os animais que apresentaram função coclear normal, avaliada através do reflexo de Preyer, emissões otoacústicas por produtos de distorção (EOAPD) e limiar eletrofisiológico medido pelos potenciais evocados auditivos de tronco encefálico (PEATE). A avaliação funcional foi realizada antes do primeiro estímulo acústico e imediatamente após o último estímulo acústico. Em seguida foi realizada perfusão intracardíaca, os animais tiveram suas bulas removidas e as cócleas processadas para microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Em relação às EOAPD, os animais do grupo WAR-kindling apresentaram diferença significativa na relação sinal-ruído, sendo que animais WAR pré-kindling possuem valores significativamente superiores aos do pós-kindling. Em relação ao PEATE houve uma diferença significativa, o grupo WAR-kindling apresentou limiares com valores significativamente superiores aos do grupo Wistar kindling. Por microscopia eletrônica de varredura nos animais da cepa WAR observou-se uma estrutura irregular nos feixes de estereocílios das células ciliadas internas (CCI) e células ciliadas externas (CCE). Os exames para avaliação auditiva funcional (EOAPD), eletrofisiológica (PEATE) associados à microscopia eletrônica de varredura permitiram caracterizar as alterações morfológicas e funcionais em CCI e CCE da orelha interna em animais com sensibilidade audiogênica da cepa WAR como potenciais sequelas do abrasamento audiogênico. Os presentes dados confirmam a hipótese de que o abrasamento audiogênico na cepa WAR provoca impacto funcional e morfológico da orelha interna. / Animals of the Wistar Audiogenic Rat (WAR) strain are used as experimental models in research of auditory function, sensorimotor integration and epilepsy studies, including audiogenic seizures. The model of repeated acoustic stimulation mimics temporal lobe partial epilepsy with involvement of limbic structures and is of great importance to the study of epilepsy because it portrays a genetically selected strain. The objective of this study was to investigate the morphological and functional changes in inner and outer hair cells of the inner ear in the WAR strain after exposure to repeated acoustic stimulation and compared to control animals. 40 animals from 80 to 120 days old were included. The animals were divided into four groups of study. The animals used were those with normal cochlear function, evaluated through the Preyer Reflex, otoacoustic emissions by distortion product (DPOAE) and electrophysiological threshold measured by brainstem auditory evoked potentials (ABR). The functional assessment was performed before the first acoustic stimulus and immediately after the last acoustic stimulus. Then was performed intracardiac perfusion, the animals had their bullae removed and cochleas were processed for scanning electron microscopy. In relation to the DPOAE, the animals of the group WAR-kindling showed a significant difference in the signal-to-noise ratio, with WAR pre-kindling animals having values significantly higher than those of the post-kindling group. In relation to ABR there was a significant difference, the WAR-kindling group presented values significantly higher than those in the Wistar kindling group. By scanning electron microscopy in WAR they were observed irregular structural bundles of stereocilia of Outer Hair Cells (OHC) and Inner Hair Cells (IHC). The tests for assessing auditory function by means of DPOAE and electrophysiology (ABR) associated with the scanning electron microscopy allowed to characterize the morphological and functional changes in internal and external hair cells of the inner ear in animals with acoustic stimulation in WAR after audiogenic kindling. The present data confirm the hypothesis that kindling in WAR causes functional impact and morphological alterations in the inner ear.
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Intracellular calcium in merkel cells and mechanotransduction in type I sinus hair receptors.

January 1994 (has links)
by Chan Eliza. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 183-196). / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS / ABSTRACT --- p.i / Chapter CHAPTER ONE: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO: --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter Section 1: --- History of Merkel cells --- p.3 / Chapter Section 2: --- Morphology and characteristic response of Merkel cell receptors in the skin --- p.5 / Chapter Section 3: --- Merkel cells and other mechanoreceptors in the mammalian sinus hair --- p.16 / Chapter Section 4: --- Functions of Merkel cells --- p.29 / Chapter Section 5: --- Review of technical approaches in the study of Merkel cell physiology --- p.39 / Chapter Section 6: --- Monitoring intracellular Ca2+ with the microfluorimetric technique --- p.42 / Chapter Section 7: --- Properties of voltage-gated and ligand-operated Ca2+ channels --- p.52 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE: --- METHODS / Chapter Section 1: --- Isolation of the rat vibrissal follicles --- p.60 / Chapter Section 2: --- Procedures for fluorimetric studies --- p.63 / Chapter Section 3: --- Procedures for electrophysiological study --- p.72 / Chapter Section 4: --- Chemicals --- p.82 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR: --- RESULTS / Chapter Section 1: --- Electrophysiological studies in an isolated sinus hair preparation --- p.89 / Chapter Section 2: --- Electrophysiological studies on slowly adapting type I (SA I) mechanoreceptors in an isolated skin-nervein vitro preparation --- p.109 / Chapter Section 3: --- Microfluorimetric studies of Merkel cells in the isolated sinus hair preparation --- p.117

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