The fine structure of spiral ligament cells relates to ion return to the stria and varies with place-frequency

Hearing Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 80-100

  Spicer, Samuel S ^a   Schulte, Bradley A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

cochlea; fibrocyte; gerbil; K+ transport; outer sulcus cell; ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; FIBROCYTE; GERBIL; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0030271580     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5955(96)00106-2     Document Type: Article

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