Olivocochlear suppression of outer hair cells in vivo: Evidence for combined action of BK and SK2 channels throughout the cochlea

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1525-1534

  Maison, Stéphane F ^a,b,c   Pyott, Sonja J ^d   Meredith, Andrea L ^e   Liberman, M Charles ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina Wilmington ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium activated channels; Cholinergic; Efferent feedback; Inner ear

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA10; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR ALPHA9; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SK2 CHANNEL; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; STRYCHNINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HAIR CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEA; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, OUTER; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNITS; MICE; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; STRYCHNINE;

EID: 84876911774     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00924.2012     Document Type: Article

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