{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["105(5)"],"submitter":["Nin F"],"pubmed_abstract":["An endocochlear potential (EP) of +80 mV is essential for audition. Although the regulation of K(+) concentration ([K(+)]) in various compartments of the cochlear stria vascularis seems crucial for the formation of the EP, the mechanism remains uncertain. We have used multibarreled electrodes to measure the potential, [K(+)], and input resistance in each compartment of the stria vascularis. The stria faces two fluids, perilymph and endolymph, and contains an extracelluar compartment, the intrastrial space (IS), surrounded by two epithelial layers, the marginal cell (MC) layer and that composed of intermediate and basal cells. Fluid in the IS exhibits a low [K(+)] and a positive potential, called the intrastrial potential (ISP). We found that the input resistance of the IS was high, indicat"],"journal":["Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America"],"pagination":["1751-6"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2234216"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The endocochlear potential depends on two K+ diffusion potentials and an electrical barrier in the stria vascularis of the inner ear."],"pmcid":["PMC2234216"],"pubmed_authors":["Hisa Y","Kurachi Y","Suzuki T","Nin F","Hibino H","Doi K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The endocochlear potential depends on two K+ diffusion potentials and an electrical barrier in the stria vascularis of the inner ear.","description":"An endocochlear potential (EP) of +80 mV is essential for audition. Although the regulation of K(+) concentration ([K(+)]) in various compartments of the cochlear stria vascularis seems crucial for the formation of the EP, the mechanism remains uncertain. We have used multibarreled electrodes to measure the potential, [K(+)], and input resistance in each compartment of the stria vascularis. The stria faces two fluids, perilymph and endolymph, and contains an extracelluar compartment, the intrastrial space (IS), surrounded by two epithelial layers, the marginal cell (MC) layer and that composed of intermediate and basal cells. Fluid in the IS exhibits a low [K(+)] and a positive potential, called the intrastrial potential (ISP). We found that the input resistance of the IS was high, indicat","dates":{"release":"2008-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2008 Feb","modification":"2025-06-01T01:34:25.447Z","creation":"2025-06-01T01:34:25.447Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC2234216","cross_references":{"pubmed":["18218777"],"doi":["10.1073/pnas.0711463105"]}}