These include the hair cells of the mammalian inner ear ... signal — such as a neurotransmitter — binds to an ion channel receptor on cell's surface. Other times, a cell's ion channels open ...

Hearing begins with the stretching of elastic molecular 'springs' that open ion channels in the sensory hair cells of the ... must be transmitted to the ion channel gates to open them.

Any hair-regeneration treatment should produce hair that can regrow after it falls. The stem cell therapy delivered hair follicles that went through at least three hair cycles of normal hair ...

Ion channel proteins are found on all cell types and allow the passage of ions across cellular membranes. They are involved in a wide variety of biological processes and are implicated in many ...

A new study has unveiled a precise picture of how an ion channel ... a BK channel to open its central passage or "pore," allowing a massive flow of potassium ions out of the cell.

Root hair cell They absorb water and minerals. A long thin 'hair' extends from each cell into the soil increasing the root's surface area. Each root has many thousands of root hairs, which can ...