[A two-dimensional statistical model of the otolith].
A model of the otolith as a system with distributed parameters in which the otolith is described by a two-dimensional elastic plate fixed at its sides is presented. The behavior of the model in response to centrifugal and gravitational forces is discussed. Comparison of this model with experimental data yields the value of Young's module of the otolith membrane equal to 10(2)-10(3) dyne/cm2. It is shown that deformations of different compartments of the otolith are dissimilar even for a homogeneous otolith membrane, depending on its configuration and orientation relative to the force vector. It is concluded that intralabyrinthine pressure may be the cause of original nonhomogeneous deformation of hairs in receptor cells at rest.
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Sirenko
D006112:Gravitation; D008954:Models, Biological; D010037:Otolithic Membrane; D012399:Rotation / Q000009:adverse effects; D012444:Saccule and Utricle
Dvykhmernaia staticheskaia model' otolita.