Hair bundles of cochlear outer hair cells are shaped to minimize their fluid-dynamic resistance

Abstract The mammalian sense of hearing relies on two types of sensory cells: inner hair cells transmit the auditory stimulus to the brain, while outer hair cells mechanically modulate the stimulus through active feedback. Stimulation of a hair cell is mediated by displacements of its mechanosensiti...

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Main Authors: Nikola Ciganović, Amanuel Wolde-Kidan, Tobias Reichenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03773-y