Active mechanosensitivity of hair cells from the inner ear and of assemblies of molecular motors in vitro

Mécanosensibilité active des cellules ciliées de l’oreille interne et d’une assemblée de moteurs moléculaires in vitro

Pascal Martin (1)

1 PCC - Laboratoire Physico-Chimie Curie [Institut Curie]

Keywords: hearing system; hair cells; hair bundle; oscillations; molecular motors; actin; myosin; mechanosensitivity

Keywords: système auditif; cellule ciliée; touffe ciliaire; oscillations; moteurs moléculaires; actine; myosine; mécanosensibilité

Domains: Physics [physics]; Life Sciences [q-bio]

Pascal Martin. Active mechanosensitivity of hair cells from the inner ear and of assemblies of molecular motors in vitro. Physics [physics]. Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris 6), 2010. ⟨tel-04037295⟩