title: [Structure and function of otoliths].
abstract: Current data on the structure and function of the otoliths are reviewed. The function of the otolith organ in microgravity is discussed. Biophysical approaches to its study are presented. This paper may have theoretical and practical importance since it may help clarify certain aspects of space motion sickness.
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000818:Animals; D006112:Gravitation; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D009041:Motion Sickness / Q000503:physiopathology; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000502:physiology; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013026:Space Flight; D014893:Weightlessness
vernacular_title: Struktura i funktsiia otolitov.