Viscoelastic relaxation in the membrane of the auditory outer hair cell

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 1087-1094

  Ehrenstein, David ^a   Iwasa, K H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029738750     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79310-4     Document Type: Article

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