[go] otolith mineralization

[David Hill]

Jen,

I think the initial mineralization only takes place once.


David


Jennifer Deegan (nee Clark) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anybody know if the otoliths of taxa under Tetrapoda continue to 
> grow throughout the life of the organism? We need to figure this out 
> in order to better define some of the old sensu terms.
>
> otolith mineralization (sensu Tetrapoda)
>
> def: The formation of otoconia by precipitation of specific crystal 
> forms of calcium carbonate around an organic core of extracellular 
> matrix proteins. Otoconia are small (~10 micron) dense extracellular 
> particles present in the otolith end organs of the vertebrate inner 
> ear. As in, but not restricted to, the tetrapods (Tetrapoda, 
> ncbi_taxonomy_id:32523).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jen
>
>