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Cochlear outer hair cell

Known as: Outer Auditory Hair Cell, Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer, Outer hair cell of Organ of Corti 
A cell situated on one of three of the most outer layers of the basilar membrane of the cochlea. Each cell has multiple, sensitive strands called… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Characterization of outer retinal morphology with high-speed, ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography.
PURPOSE To visualize, quantitatively assess, and interpret outer retinal morphology by using high-speed, ultrahigh-resolution… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Nanomechanics of the subtectorial space caused by electromechanics of cochlear outer hair cells
The stereocilia of the cochlear inner hair cells (IHCs) transduce vibrations into the sensory receptor current. Until now… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Micro- and nanomechanics of the cochlear outer hair cell.
Outer hair cell electromotility is crucial for the amplification, sharp frequency selectivity, and nonlinearities of the… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A quantitative comparison of mechanoelectrical transduction in vestibular and auditory hair cells of neonatal mice
Vestibular hair cells (VHCs) and cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) of neonatal mice were stimulated by a fluid jet directed at… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Theory of electrically driven shape changes of cochlear outer hair cells.
1. A theory of cochlear outer hair cell electromotility is developed and specifically applied to somatic shape changes elicited… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Nature of the motor element in electrokinetic shape changes of cochlear outer hair cells
IT is the prevailing notion that cochlear outer hair cells function as mechanical effectors as well as sensory receptors1–3… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Spectrin, actin and the structure of the cortical lattice in mammalian cochlear outer hair cells.
Mammalian cochlear outer hair cells generate high-frequency forces in response to electrical stimulation. Force generation occurs… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Electrokinetic shape changes of cochlear outer hair cells
Rapid mechanical changes have been associated with electrical activity in a variety of non-muscle excitable cells1–5. Recently… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Intracellular recordings from cochlear outer hair cells.
Intracellular recordings were made from outer hair cells in the third turn of the guinea pig cochlea, and the electrical… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Cochlear Inner and Outer Hair Cells: Functional Differences
The cochlear microphonic response was measured with differential electrodes from the first and third cochlear turns of normal… 
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