(a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
Example Sentences:
(1) Previously-reported post antibiotic effect of OFLX was thought to be another property of OFLX otic solution.
(2) In osteogenesis imperfecta, the poor formation of collagen leads to abnormally thin bony trabeculae with a poorly formed otic capsule.
(3) Three days later selected areas of the brain, the trigeminal, superior cervical and otic ganglia were examined for retrogradely labelled fluorescent cells.
(4) The parietal, squamosal, and exoccipital bones, and the quadrate cartilage were displaced when otic capsule material was absent or oversized.
(5) The presence of otic fibers in the inferior alveolar, mylohyoid, buccal and motor branches of the trigeminal nerve has not hitherto been reported.
(6) If the anemia is severe, palpitations, otic pulsations, and cardiac decompensation are common.
(7) The fibers from the internal carotid and otic ganglia probably bridge to the internal carotid artery in the carotid canal, those from the otic ganglion after an initial course in the lesser superficial petrosal nerve.
(8) Primordia of the inner ear, the otic vesicle (OV) and cochleovestibular ganglion (CVG), were isolated from 72-hr (stage 19-20) quail embryos and examined for the presence of NGF receptors.
(9) The electrophysiological properties of the epithelium of the otic vesicle were studied in the chick embryo using conventional microelectrode techniques.
(10) With glutaraldehyde-tannic acid fixation, the basal lamina of the otic pit cells shows differences from that of the normal otic pit.
(11) Low concentrations of RA (1-50 nM) inhibited vesicular growth in stage 18 otic vesicles that were made quiescent and then reactivated by either serum or bombesin.
(12) Although the effects of propylene glycol in the human middle ear are yet to be investigated, we recommend the avoidance of otic preparations containing high concentrations of propylene glycol in patients with tympanic membrane perforations.
(13) Invagination of the otic placode was apparent as early as stage 12.
(14) POS, like insulin, potentiated the mitogenic effect of bombesin on the otic vesicle epithelium.
(15) The otic vesicle consists of a pseudostratified epithelium with some features of transporting epithelia.
(16) When the otic bulla was closed, the pressure was transmitted not only via the ossicular chain but also via the round window (RW) through the middle ear cavity.
(17) Cells which project to the middle cerebral artery and were also pBNPir were found in the trigeminal, pterygopalatine and superior cervical ganglia bilaterally but not in the geniculate or otic ganglia.
(18) In the seven contralateral ears treated with the otic suspension, middle ear adhesions were found in six, cholesteatoma was present in four, serous effusions were found in three, and one had a large tympanic membrane perforation.
(19) Preliminary results from a heterochronic series of SAG implants to common age otocysts suggest that these SAG neurones are capable of responding to the attractant fields which are produced by presumptive labyrinthine sensory epithelium over an extended period of otic development.
(20) The expression of the nuclear proto-oncogene c-fos in the developing otic vesicle was transient and stage-dependent.
Otolith
Definition:
(n.) Alt. of Otolite
Example Sentences:
(1) However, a disturbance of the development of the otolithic membrane and otoconia should be noted.
(2) The chicks were killed on the third day posthatching, and the surfaces of the otolithic organs were observed under a scanning electron microscope.
(3) These findings imply that otolithic afferents, unlike those from the semicircular canals, do not interact with neural centres mediating visual localization.
(4) The electrical activity of single trochlear motoneurons (TMns) and axons of second order vestibular neurons presumably terminating on these motoneurons were studied during natural stimulation of semicircular canals and otolith organs in cats anesthetized with Ketamine.
(5) The other major response class was characterized by a large gain increase and a phase lag of as much as 180 degrees as frequency increased; such response dynamics have been previously observed in otolith-evoked neck and forelimb reflexes.
(6) This paper reviews previous findings and introduces new material about otolith end organs that help us to understand their functioning and development.
(7) The sensation of limited body tilt has been attributed to conflict between visually-induced vection, and otolithic and somatosensory graviceptive information which indicates that the body has not moved.
(8) Sixty-six percent of the vestibular nerve fibers originating from the otolith organs responded to the caloric stimulation.
(9) Any variations of the nystagmus duration (increasing or decreasing) could result from different changes of the otolith signals from the two labyrinths.
(10) The subcupular meshwork may play an important role in transmitting the shear strain of the otolithic membrane to all the ciliary bundles and may also exert an additional dampening effect to prevent unwanted vibration.
(11) The present space experiment was aimed at studying the influence of the absence of gravity stimulation on the otoliths, by comparing VOR gain and phase in space and on ground.
(12) This is in accord with neurophysiological data of otolith and somatosensory function.
(13) Otolithic contribution to this reflex has been taken into consideration.
(14) Otolith development was complete by day 18 of gestation in control mouse fetuses.
(15) These results proved that the otolithic organs are not only able to promote but also to inhibit visual function.
(16) The results of canal-otolith interaction did not depend directly on enhancement or diminishing of the otolith afferentation but rather on a relative amount of the otolith signal alterations from the two labyrinths.
(17) (A pattern in this context is an array of signals emanating from the otoliths.
(18) The responses from isolated single otolith afferent fibers were obtained to small angle sinusoidal pitch and roll tilts in anesthetized gerbils.
(19) Otolithic responses were tonic, phasic-tonic, and phasic in nature.
(20) Furthermore, the disintegration of information from the neck position receptors from those of the otolith system can lead to additional illusory positional sensations.