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SUBMITTER: Omran AJA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5651853 | biostudies-other | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Omran Alzahra J Al AJA Saternos Hannah C HC Althobaiti Yusuf S YS Wisner Alexander A Sari Youssef Y Nauli Surya M SM AbouAlaiwi Wissam A WA
Scientific reports 20171020 1
Ependymal cilia protrude into the central canal of the brain ventricles and spinal cord to circulate the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF). Ependymal cilia dysfunction can hinder the movement of CSF leading to an abnormal accumulation of CSF within the brain known as hydrocephalus. Although the etiology of hydrocephalus was studied before, the effects of ethanol ingestion on ependymal cilia function have not been investigated in vivo. Here, we report three distinct types of ependymal cilia, type-I, ty ...[more]