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Hair cell structure and function. Vibrations induce the opening of K+ channels located in the apical ciliated structures (stereocilia), leading to the K+ internalization (A). In response to the membrane potential depolarization, the basal Ca2+ channels open leading to the glutamate vesicles release to the synaptic cleft (B)
