Sentences with phrase «between hair cells»
An antibody for the protein CTBP2 reveals cell nuclei as well as synapses between hair cells and neurons (magenta).
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«The Isl1 gene further preserved the connections between hair cells and neurons, which is necessary for hearing,» said senior author Zheng - Yi Chen, D.Phil., Mass..
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A few years ago, biologists discovered that some produce hair - like filaments that act as wires, ferrying electrons back and forth between the cells and their wider environment.
Post-treatment tests revealed that the gene entered between 30 and 70 percent of hair cells, reaching both inner and outer hair cells.
«The recovery of hair cells brought the treated ears to between 50 % and 80 % of their original hearing thresholds,» says Raphael.
Based on previous studies, researchers have hypothesized that recreational noise exposure might damage the circuitry between sensory hair cells in the inner ear and their auditory nerve targets that deliver information to the brain.
The researchers found the Hairless protein within the PK cells, but only during the pauses between spurts of hair growth.
The device works by drawing out glucose from the fluid between cells across hair follicles, which are individually accessed via a miniaturized pixel array platform using a small electric current, in a process called electroosmotic extraction.
Your hair — or lack of hair — is the result of a lifelong tug - of - war between activators that wake up, and inhibitors that calm, stem cells in every hair follicle on your body, according to Cheng - Ming Chuong, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Southern California (USC).
Ultraviolet A Ultraviolet B Thin layer of dead cells Hair Squamous cells Epidermis Basal layer Sweat gland Melanocyte cells Dermis Basal cell Blood vessels Figure 20.22 Science: structure of the human skin and the relationships between ultraviolet (UV - A and UV - B) radiation and the three types of skin cancer.
The solar photovoltaic cell is only one micrometer thick, which is far thinner than a human hair, while most thin - film solar cells are between two and four micrometers thick.