Axial and transverse stiffness measures of cochlear outer hair cells suggest a common mechanical basis

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 436, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 9-15

  Ulfendahl, Mats ^a,b   Chan, Eliza ^b,d   McConnaughey, William B ^c   Prost Domasky, Scott ^c   Elson, Elliot L ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory; Cochlea; Hearing; Mechanical; Sensory; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CELL VOLUME; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0031976626     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050598     Document Type: Article

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