Inner hair cells depolarise due to
Correct Answer: K+influx
Description: K+ channals on stereocilia are linked by elastic filaments Displacement of cilia opens or closes potassium channals K+entry causes depolarization and causes voltage gated calcium channels to open Clacium triggers release of neurotransmitters Ref:Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology 12th edition,page number:722,723,724
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