Smooth muscle in the annulus fibrosus of the tympanic membrane: Physiological effects on sound transmission in the gerbil

Hearing Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 105-114

  Yang, Xinming ^a   Henson Jr , O W ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annulus fibrosus; Smooth muscle; Tympanic membrane; Vanadate

Indexed keywords

VANADIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION; TENSOR TYMPANI MUSCLE;

3-PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID, 1,4-DIHYDRO-2,6-DIMETHYL-5-NITRO-4-(2-(TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL)-, METHYL ESTER; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; VANADATES;

EID: 0036209502     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(01)00416-6     Document Type: Article

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