Relationship between stiffness, internal cell pressure and shape of outer hair cells isolated from the guinea-pig heaving organ

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 533-539

  Chan, E ^a   Ulfendahl, M ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Hearing; Mechanical; Outer hair cell; Pressure; Shape; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SHAPE; CELL VOLUME; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HEARING ACUITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0030690503     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00241.x     Document Type: Article

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