Frequency-dependent shear impedance of the tectorial membrane

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2529-2538

  Gu, Jianwen Wendy ^a   Hemmert, Werner ^c   Freeman, Dennis M ^a,b   Aranyosi, A J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COCHLEA DUCT; ELASTICITY; IMPEDANCE; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MALE; MICE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TECTORIAL MEMBRANE; VIBRATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 51649129837     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.124727     Document Type: Article

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