Force generation in the outer hair cell of the cochlea

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 546-555

  Iwasa, K H ^a   Adachi, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; ELASTICITY; HAIR CELL; IMPEDANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; VIBRATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030918890     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78092-5     Document Type: Article

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