An intrinsic frequency limit to the cochlear amplifier

Nature

Volumn 389, Issue 6646, 1997, Pages 63-66

  Gale, Jonathan E ^a,c   Ashmore, Jonathan F ^a,b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALICYLATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HEARING; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEEDBACK; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; HEARING;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030985433     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/37968     Document Type: Article

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