Fraction of dendrites of the auditory nerve that are associated with OHCs (outer hair cells)
| Range | ~5 % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Unspecified |
| Reference | Ashmore J. Cochlear outer hair cell motility. Physiol Rev. 2008 Jan88(1):173-210. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00044.2006 p.175 left column top paragraphPubMed ID18195086 |
| Comments | P.175 left column top paragraph: "The cell bodies of the afferent fibers of both hair cell types form the spiral ganglion of the cochlea. Only ~5% of the dendrites of the auditory nerve are associated with OHCs. Such fibers, the so-called type II fibers as distinct from the type I fibers innervating the IHCs, have been recorded only infrequently (refs 31, 275)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 117130 |