Power efficiency of outer hair cell somatic electromotility.

Cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) are fast biological motors that serve to enhance the vibration of the organ of Corti and increase the sensitivity of the inner ear to sound. Exactly how OHCs produce useful mechanical power at auditory frequencies, given their intrinsic biophysical properties, has be...

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Main Authors: Richard D Rabbitt, Sarah Clifford, Kathryn D Breneman, Brenda Farrell, William E Brownell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2705677?pdf=render