The membrane-based mechanism of cell motility in cochlear outer hair cells

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1961-1968

  Frolenkov, Gregory I ^a   Atzori, Marco ^a   Kalinec, Federico ^b   Mammano, Fabio ^c   Kachar, Bechara ^a  

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

^b HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; SALICYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; COCHLEA; CORTI ORGAN; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRIC FIELD; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SQUIRREL; VIBRATION;

EID: 0031857388     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.8.1961     Document Type: Review

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