Browsing College of Allied Health Sciences by Author "Thoreson, Wallace B."
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Osteopontin is not Critical for Otoconia Formation or Balance Function
Zhao, Xing; Jones, Sherri M.; Thoreson, Wallace B.; Lundberg, Yunxia Wang (East Carolina University, 2008-06)Unlike the structural and mechanical role of bone crystals, the inertial mass of otoconia crystals provides a shearing force to stimulate the mechanoreceptors of the utricle and saccule (the gravity receptor organ)under ...