OUTER HAIR-CELLS PROVIDE ACTIVE TUNING IN THE ORGAN OF CORTI

Authors
ULFENDAHL M FLOCK A
Citation
M. Ulfendahl et A. Flock, OUTER HAIR-CELLS PROVIDE ACTIVE TUNING IN THE ORGAN OF CORTI, News in physiological sciences, 13, 1998, pp. 107-111
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
News in physiological sciences → ACNP
ISSN journal
08861714
Volume
13
Year of publication
1998
Pages
107 - 111
Database
ISI
SICI code
0886-1714(1998)13:<107:OHPATI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The detection of sound by the mammalian hearing organ, the organ of Co rti, is far from a passive process with the sensory cells acting as me re receptors. The high sensitivity and sharp tuning of the auditory ap paratus are very much dependant on the active mechanical behavior of t he outer hair cells, acting as effector cells.