Examples of group-specific ligands commonly used in affinity chromatography

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Stereocilia (all are the same height)

are present in all hair cells

have cores of actin filaments coated with isoforms

of myosin 

increase progressively in height; along the perpendicular axis

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Hair processes provide a mechanism for generating changes in membrane potential proportional to the

direction and distance the hair moves

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The resting membrane potential of the hair cells is about

–60 mV. 

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Vibration of the organ of Corti causes bending of stereocilia on the hair cells by a shearing force as the cilia push against the tectorial membrane

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When the shorter stereocilia are pushed toward the taller ones, the open time of cation channels is increased