Supporting cells contribute to control of hearing sensitivity

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 4498-4507

  Flock, Åke ^a   Flock, Britta ^a   Fridberger, Anders ^a   Scarfone, Eric ^b   Ulfendahl, Mats ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic trauma; Cochlea; Hair cells; Hearing loss; Inner ear; Supporting cells

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HEARING ACUITY; HEARING LOSS; IN VITRO STUDY; LASER MICROSCOPY; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033151573     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-11-04498.1999     Document Type: Article

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