Length of stereocilia (hair cells) in crista ampullaris of inner ear

Range 5 to 60 μm
Organism Frog Rana
Reference Flock A, Cheung HC. Actin filaments in sensory hairs of inner ear receptor cells. J Cell Biol. 1977 Nov75(2 Pt 1):339-43. p.340 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID318131
Comments "The stereocilia of the frog crista ampullaris range in length from 5-60µm. The longest of them are situated close to the kinocilium, the shorter ones away from it."
Entered by Uri M
ID 109301