Mechanical properties and consequences of stereocilia and extracellular links in vestibular hair bundles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2786-2795

  Nam, Jong Hoon ^a   Cotton, John R ^a,c   Peterson, Ellengene H ^b   Grant, Wally ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Norris Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHANNEL GATING; GEOMETRY; HAIR; HAIR CELL; SIMULATION; STEREOCILIUM; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

EID: 33646182603     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.066027     Document Type: Article

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