A model analysis of static stress in the vestibular membranes |
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Authors: | Daniel J Pender |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Otolaryngology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, USA |
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Abstract: | Background The scheme of the core vestibular membranes, consisting of serially connected utricle, ampulla and semicircular canal, first
appeared hundreds of millions of years ago in primitive fish and has remained largely unchanged during the subsequent course
of evolution. The labyrinths of higher organisms build on this core structure, with the addition of the phylogenetically newer
membrane structures, namely, saccule, lagena and cochlea. An analysis of static stress in these core vestibular membranes
may contribute to a better understanding of the role of stress in the evolution of derivative membrane structures over the
long term as well as the short-term membrane distortions seen in Meniere's disease. |
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