Volume of outer hair cell 50 μm long
| Value | 3900 μm^3 |
|---|---|
| Organism | Mammals |
| Reference | Géléoc GS, Casalotti SO, Forge A, Ashmore JF. A sugar transporter as a candidate for the outer hair cell motor. Nat Neurosci. 1999 Aug2(8):713-9. p.717 left column top paragraphPubMed ID10412060 |
| Comments | "…the OHC swelling rate (Fig. 1) can be used to estimate the number of transporters in outer hair cells (OHC). An OHC 50µm long has a volume of 3.9 pl and thus, a 15% volume increase in 10 seconds after 30-mM fructose exposure requires a net influx 7×10^9 sugars per cell per second." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 108242 |