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  • vestibular system
    kinocilium
    / Role in development

    …and a phenomenon known as planar cell polarity. The latter refers to the direction of an electric field across the surface of a tissue and is characterized by the uniform orientation of cells across the tissue axis. Planar cell polarity determines the arrangement of stereocilia in the cochlea and vestibule.

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    …and a phenomenon known as planar cell polarity. The latter refers to the direction of an electric field across the surface of a tissue and is characterized by the uniform orientation of cells across the tissue axis. Planar cell polarity determines the arrangement of stereocilia in the cochlea and vestibule.

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