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• n  a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

• whisker
• vibrissa

News & Articles

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• Starring role discovered for supporting cells in inner ear
  Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that turn vibrations into the electrical signals that the brain recognizes as sound.
  July 25, 2013 - Science Daily
• NIH study uncovers a starring role for supporting cells in the inner ear
  ( NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders ) Researchers have found in mice that supporting cells in the inner ear, once thought to serve only a structural role, can actively help repair damaged sensory hair cells, the functional cells that turn vibrations into the electrical signals that the brain recognizes as sound.
  July 25, 2013 - EurekAlert!