Efferent insights into cochlear mechanics

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1403, Issue , 2011, Pages 396-401

  Cooper, Nigel P ^a   Guinan Jr , John J ^b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

basilar membrane; cochlear amplifier; olivocochlear efferents

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955189278     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3658118     Document Type: Conference Paper

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