title: Tip-link organization in anomalously-oriented hair cells of the guinea pig cochlea.
abstract: Stereocilia are described in a group of guinea pigs with abnormal conformation of the outer hair cell stereociliary bundles. Rows of stereocilia were found which were circular instead of V- or W-shaped, and rotated or even reversed in orientation with respect to normal. The stereocilia have however a normal gradation in heights of the rows of stereocilia, and have tip links running in the direction of gradation in height.
authors: Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of Birmingham, U.K.
authors: S D
authors: SD
authors: Comis
authors: J O
authors: JO
authors: Pickles
authors: M P
authors: MP
authors: Osborne
authors: C B
authors: CB
authors: Pepper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003051:Cochlea / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning