A membrane bending model of outer hair cell electromotility

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2844-2862

  Raphael, Robert M ^a   Popel, Aleksander S ^a   Brownell, William E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; DIPOLE; MAMMAL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PREDICTION;

EID: 0034123343     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76827-5     Document Type: Article

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