Cochlear Mechanics: No Shout but a Twist in the Absence of Prestin
2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 18; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.019
ISSN1879-0445
Autores Tópico(s)Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
ResumoMammalian hearing is boosted by mechanically active auditory receptor cells, the outer hair cells which amplify the actions of incoming sounds. Recent evidence indicates that the molecular motor that drives this amplification, prestin, may do more than boogie.
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