An improved heterodyne laser interferometer for use in studies of cochlear mechanics

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Cooper, Nigel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basilar membrane; Cochlear mechanics; Hair cell; Interferometry; Optical measurement; Tectorial membrane

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA DUCT; CORTI ORGAN; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; INTERFEROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; GLASS; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS; HELIUM; INTERFEROMETRY; LASERS; LINEAR MODELS; MICROSCOPY; NEON; OPTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECTORIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 0033119404     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00017-5     Document Type: Article

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