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Basilar Membrane

Known as: Membrane, Basilar, Basilar membrane of cochlea, Membranes, Basilar 
A basement membrane in the cochlea that supports the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI, consisting keratin-like fibrils. It stretches from the SPIRAL… 
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Cochlear structure

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2005
2005
Sensing the danger in RNA
Using siRNA-mediated intereference in a therapeutic setting will require a close examination of a disturbing side effect: under… 
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2004
Highly Cited
2004
Masked auditory thresholds, critical ratios, and scales of the basilar membrane of the housemouse (Mus musculus)
Summary1.Masked auditory thresholds were determined for the housemouse (Mus musculus, outbred strain NMRI) between 1 kHz and 80… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Timing of cochlear feedback: spatial and temporal representation of a tone across the basilar membrane
Electromotile outer hair cell (OHC) feedback provides the sensitivity and sharp frequency tuning of the cochlea. Basilar membrane… 
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Electrically evoked basilar membrane motion.
Electrically induced outer hair cell (OHC) motility, demonstrated by a number of investigators in isolated OHC preparations, has… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Using acoustic distortion products to measure the cochlear amplifier gain on the basilar membrane.
Most models of the cochlea developed during the last decade have explained frequency selectivity and sensitivity of the cochlea… 
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Development of 2ƒ1−ƒ2 otoacoustic emissions in the rat
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1986
Highly Cited
1986
Analysis of cochlear mechanics
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1982
Highly Cited
1982
Deaf animal models for studies of a multichannel cochlear prosthesis
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1980
Highly Cited
1980
Model for cochlear echoes and tinnitus based on an observed electrical correlate
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1975
Highly Cited
1975
Cochlear tuning properties: concurrent basilar membrane and single nerve fiber measurements
Removal of perilymph from the cochlea has been reported to destroy the sharp tuning of cochlear neurons. That these changes are… 
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