Ionic currents and electromotility in inner ear hair cells from humans

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2235-2239

  Oghalai, John S ^a   Holt, Jeffrey R ^b   Nakagawa, Takashi ^a,c   Jung, Thomas M ^a   Coker, Newton J ^d   Jenkins, Herman A ^a   Eatock, Ruth Anne ^a   Brownell, William E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Texas Ear Nose and Throat Consult   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION CURRENT; NEUROEPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0031921081     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1998.79.4.2235     Document Type: Article

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