Coupling and elastic loading affect the active response by the inner ear hair cell bundles.

Active hair bundle motility has been proposed to underlie the amplification mechanism in the auditory endorgans of non-mammals and in the vestibular systems of all vertebrates, and to constitute a crucial component of cochlear amplification in mammals. We used semi-intact in vitro preparations of th...

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Main Authors: Clark Elliott Strimbu, Lea Fredrickson-Hemsing, Dolores Bozovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3313926?pdf=render