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Background Intense endocytic activity at the apex of outer hair cells (OHCs)—the electromechanical cells of the cochlea—has been demonstrated using the vital plasma-membrane marker FM1-43 and confocal laser-scanning microscopy. Vesicular traffic toward the cell nucleus to distinct locations of the endoplasmic reticulum has also been shown. Objective The current study characterizes the dynamics of...