Pulsating fluid motion and deflection of the stereocilia of the inner hair cells due to the electromechanics of the outer hair cells

Auditory Mechanisms: Processes and Models - Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 17-25

  Gummer, A W ^a   Nowotny, M ^a   Scherer, M P ^a   Vetesnik A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITION; CELLS; CYTOLOGY;

ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ELECTRO-MECHANICS; INNER HAIR CELLS; PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES; PULSATILE MOTION; PULSATING FLUID; STIMULUS FREQUENCY; TECTORIAL MEMBRANES;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 33846545128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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