Related Experiment Video

Updated: Aug 18, 2026

Patch Clamp Recordings in Inner Ear Hair Cells Isolated from Zebrafish
12:43

Patch Clamp Recordings in Inner Ear Hair Cells Isolated from Zebrafish

Published on: October 17, 2012

The ionic channels of a vertebrate hair cell

A J Hudspeth

    Hearing Research
    |January 1, 1986
    PubMed

    More Related Videos

    In Vivo Calcium Imaging of Lateral-line Hair Cells in Larval Zebrafish08:51

    In Vivo Calcium Imaging of Lateral-line Hair Cells in Larval Zebrafish

    Published on: November 28, 2018

    Dextran Labeling and Uptake in Live and Functional Murine Cochlear Hair Cells05:55

    Dextran Labeling and Uptake in Live and Functional Murine Cochlear Hair Cells

    Published on: February 8, 2020

    Related Concept Videos

    Ion Channels01:19

    Ion Channels

    The movement of ions like sodium, potassium, and calcium into and out of the cell is essential to maintain the electrochemical gradient in living cells. The ion channels—a class of membrane transport proteins—help maintain this ionic gradient for the smooth functioning of physiological activities such as maintaining cell size and volume, conducting nerve impulses, and gas and nutrient exchange.
    Ion channels are specialized integral membrane proteins on the plasma membrane that allow specific...
    Hair Cells01:22

    Hair Cells

    Hair cells are the sensory receptors of the auditory system—they transduce mechanical sound waves into electrical energy that the nervous system can understand. Hair cells are located in the organ of Corti within the cochlea of the inner ear, between the basilar and tectorial membranes. The actual sensory receptors are called inner hair cells. The outer hair cells serve other functions, such as sound amplification in the cochlea, and are not discussed in detail here.
    The Cochlea01:13

    The Cochlea

    The cochlea is a coiled structure in the inner ear that contains hair cells—the sensory receptors of the auditory system. Sound waves are transmitted to the cochlea by small bones attached to the eardrum called the ossicles, which vibrate the oval window that leads to the inner ear. This causes fluid in the chambers of the cochlea to move, vibrating the basilar membrane.
    The Role of Ion Channels in Neuronal Computation01:19

    The Role of Ion Channels in Neuronal Computation

    A postsynaptic neuron usually receives numerous impulses from several other presynaptic neurons. The axon hillock of the postsynaptic neuron integrates all these signals and determines the likelihood of firing an action potential.
    Sometimes a single EPSP is strong enough to induce an action potential in the postsynaptic neuron. However, multiple presynaptic inputs must often create EPSPs around the same time for the postsynaptic neuron to be sufficiently depolarized to fire an action potential.
    Voltage-gated Ion Channels01:26

    Voltage-gated Ion Channels

    Voltage-gated ion channels are transmembrane proteins that open and close in response to changes in the membrane potential. They are present on the membranes of all electrically excitable cells such as neurons, heart, and muscle cells.
    Generally, all voltage-gated ion channels have a 'voltage-sensing domain' that spans the lipid bilayer. The charged residues in the sensor move in response to the membrane potential changes that open the channel allowing ions movement. There are several types of...
    Voltage-gated Ion Channels01:26

    Voltage-gated Ion Channels

    Voltage-gated ion channels are transmembrane proteins that open and close in response to changes in the membrane potential. They are present on the membranes of all electrically excitable cells such as neurons, heart, and muscle cells.
    Generally, all voltage-gated ion channels have a 'voltage-sensing domain' that spans the lipid bilayer. The charged residues in the sensor move in response to the membrane potential changes that open the channel allowing ions movement. There are several types of...