Browsing Communication Sciences and Disorders by Author "Lundberg, Yunxia Wang"
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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 ... -
Otoconin-90 Deletion Leads to Imbalance but Normal Hearing: A Comparison with Other Otoconia Mutants
Zhao, X.; Jones, Sherri M.; Yamoah, E. N.; Lundberg, Yunxia Wang (East Carolina University, 2008-04)Our sense of gravitation and linear acceleration is mediated by stimulation of vestibular hair cells through displacement of otoconia in the utricle and saccule (the gravity receptor organ). We recently showed that otoconin-90 ...