Like Boettcher's cells they are considered supporting cells for the auditory hair cells in the organ of Corti.
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In other vertebrates, if the hair cell is harmed, supporting cells will divide and replace the damaged hair cells.
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Boettcher cells are considered supporting cells for the organ of Corti, and are present only in the lower turn of the cochlea.
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Suppressing function of the retinoblastoma protein in the adult rat cochlea has been found to cause proliferation of supporting cells and hair cells.
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The supporting cells are located superficially on the membrane while the basal cells are found on the basement membrane near the non-sensory epithelium.
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Supporting cells, called sustentacular cells, provide metabolic and physical support to the receptors by insulating the cell and regulating the composition of the mucus.
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Odorant sensing is generally a transient process, requiring an effective signal termination, which could be provided by biotransformation of the odorant in the epithelial supporting cells.
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The brain is a crowded place, with nerve and supporting cells wedged in elbow to elbow, so to speak, as electrical and chemical signals go zipping by.
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SOX9 and TDF are believed to be responsible for the cell-autonomous differentiation of supporting cell precursors in the gonads into Sertoli cells, the beginning of testes development.
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The medial, concave area of the lumen is lined with a pseudo stratified epithelium that has three main cell types : receptor cells, supporting cells, and basal cells.
