Meaning & use
Kinocilium
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A single, long, specialized cilium found on hair cells in the inner ear, involved in sensing motion and sound.
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Movement of the kinocilium relative to the shorter stereocilia triggers the hair cell to send a signal to the brain.
Researchers studied how damage to the kinocilium affects balance and hearing.
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Each inner-ear hair cell typically has just one kinocilium, positioned alongside a bundle of shorter stereocilia, and their relative bending encodes directional information.
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