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News Physiol Sci 11: 161-166, 1996;
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News in Physiological Sciences, Vol 11, 161-166, Copyright © 1996 by International Union of Physiological Sciences

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Afferent and Efferent Synaptic Transmissions in Hair Cells

H Ohmori

Hair cells transduce mechanical information into electrical signal and, via afferent synapse, transmit it to the central nervous system (CNS). Hair cells receive cholinergic efferent innervation from the CNS, and a long-lasting membrane hyperpolarization is produced by activation of Ca2+-activated K+ channels. Acetylcholine may facilitate afferent synaptic transmission by suppressing K+ channels on the afferent nerve terminal.




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