Vertebrate Hair Cells (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research) [Hardcover]

Ruth Anne Eatock (Editor), Richard R. Fay (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0387952020 | ISBN-13: 978-0387952024 | Publication Date: January 4, 2006 | Edition: 1

Vertebrate Hair Cells provides a current overview of the mechanosensory receptor cells of the vertebrate inner ear. Each chapter is written by experimentalists active in exploring a particular set of questions in an aspect of hair cell function, including development, transduction, and synaptic transmission. Experimental approaches described include molecular, genetic, ultrastructural, biophysical and computational. Thus, each chapter covers not just what we know, but how we have learned it and the implications for future work. The experimental focus differentiates this book from general textbooks and targets an advanced audience, from senior undergraduates through to scientists in the field of hair cell research.

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'Vertebrate Hair Cells' provides a current overview of the mechanosensory receptor cells of the vertebrate inner ear. Each chapter is written by experimentalists active in exploring a particular aspect of hair cell function, including development, mechanoelectrical transduction, and synaptic transmission. Hair cell research has entered an exciting phase in which the convergence of molecular/genetic and biophysical methods is stimulating a rapid expansion in our understanding of function. The intended audience ranges from senior undergraduates to scientists in the field of hair cell research. Ruth Anne Eatock is Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Richard R. Fay is Director of the Parmly Hearing Institute and Professor of Psychology at Loyola University of Chicago. Arthur N. Popper is Professor in the Department of Biology and Co-Director of the Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Biology of Hearing at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (January 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387952020
• ISBN-13: 978-0387952024
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Better together, March 6, 2008

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This review is from: Vertebrate Hair Cells (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research) (Kindle Edition)

Understanding vertebrate hairstyles necessitates firm grounding in the invertebrate hairstyles, thus I recommend as a companion to this volume "Invertebrate Hairstyles: A Survey of the Carinarioidia, from Afro to Mohawk."