The experiment was designed to study the adaptability of the otolith to sustained weightlessness, to provide information for manned space flight.
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Two bilateral pigment precursor cells form an equivalence group that eventually interacts to seal mutually exclusive fates ( otolith and ocellus ).
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The technique uses an extremely fine beam laser to ablate, or burn away, a very shallow layer of the otolith.
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The OFO experiment was designed to allow researchers to collect neurophysiological data on the response of the otolith to prolonged periods of weightlessness.
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Without tail or otolith, the larva is unable to swim or orient itself and so is unable to disperse to new locations.
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As with any crystal structure, lattice vacancies will exist during crystal formation allowing trace elements from the water to bind with the otolith.
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Thus, determining the impact of abnormal otolith organ function is important in developing clinical recommendations for evaluating patients suffering from dizziness and imbalance.
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The groups will include individuals with otolith organ dysfunction, horizontal canal dysfunction, both otolith and horizontal canal dysfunction, and healthy individuals.
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The groups will include individuals with otolith organ dysfunction, horizontal canal dysfunction, both otolith and horizontal canal dysfunction, and healthy individuals.
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So the trace-metal content of an otolith tells a tale something like a flight recorder, showing in what waters the larvae developed.
