Driving the Early Auditory Network the Old-Fashioned Way

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• 作者：Brian A. MacVicar¹ ; ^{bmacvicar@brain.ubc.ca" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 刊名：Cell
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：3 December 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：163
• 期：6
• 页码：1307-1308
• 全文大小：291 K

文摘

Spontaneous neuronal activity during the development of the auditory sensory system is important in establishing mature connectivity. Wang et al. show that glia-like cells drive spontaneous spiking in neighboring cochlear inner hair cells via a process that involves osmotic cell shrinkage and the secretion of potassium ions.