How are inner hair cells stimulated? Evidence for multiple mechanical drives

Hearing Research

Volumn 292, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 35-50

  Guinan Jr , John J ^a,b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STIMULATION; CLICK; COCHLEA DUCT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; FLUID FLOW; HAIR CELL; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOUND INTENSITY; STEREOCILIUM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; BIOMECHANICS; COCHLEAR NERVE; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; HUMANS; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; PRESSURE; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; STEREOCILIA; TECTORIAL MEMBRANE; TIME FACTORS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84865955787     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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