otolith mineralization completed early in development

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Nameotolith mineralization completed early in development
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Biological process

Exact synonym

otoconia mineralization, otoconium mineralization

Description

The formation of otoliths during embryogenesis with completion in early postembryonic development. Formation occurs by precipitation of specific crystal forms of calcium carbonate around an organic core of extracellular matrix proteins. Otoconia (otoliths) are small (~10 micron) dense extracellular particles present in the otolith end organs of the vertebrate inner ear.

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