Tuning in to the amazing outer hair cell: Membrane wizardry with a twist and shout

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 119-134

  He, D Z Z ^a   Zheng, J ^b   Kalinec, F ^c   Kakehata, S ^d   Santos Sacchi, J ^e  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR; PRESTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BASILAR MEMBRANE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HAIR CELL; HEARING ACUITY; MAMMAL; MAMMAL CELL; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOSKELETON; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTATION; ORGAN OF CORTI; PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33745072054     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-005-0833-9     Document Type: Review

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