The sensory epithelium of the inner ear is called the organ of Corti after the Italian scientist who first described it. Its orderly rows of outer hair cells is unique among the organs of the body.

The presence of two types of hair cells, the inner and outer hair cells, in the organ of Corti was appreciated nearly a 100 years ... ears revealed that the mechanical frequency selectivity in the ...

Given the diverse cell types and complex structure of the human inner ear, will researchers ever be able to re-create it? The measles virus attacks long-lived immune cells, reducing antibody-mediated ...