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Structure of tensor tympani muscle

Known as: Tympani, Tensor, Tensor Tympani, Musculus tensor tympani 
A short muscle that arises from the pharyngotympanic tube (EUSTACHIAN TUBE) and inserts into the handle of the MALLEUS. This muscle pulls the handle… 
National Institutes of Health

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Auricular musclemiddle ear
Blood supply aspectsHead and neck structureMicrobiologicalMusculoskeletal System

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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Impedance Changes and Fibrous Tissue Growth after Cochlear Implantation Are Correlated and Can Be Reduced Using a Dexamethasone Eluting Electrode
Background The efficiency of cochlear implants (CIs) is affected by postoperative connective tissue growth around the electrode… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Effects of image noise in muscle diffusion tensor (DT)‐MRI assessed using numerical simulations
Diffusion tensor (DT)‐MRI studies of skeletal muscle provide information about muscle architecture, microstructure, and damage… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Development and Evaluation of an Improved Cochlear Implant Electrode Design for Electric Acoustic Stimulation
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the intracochlear position and the extent of trauma to cochlear structures… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Stable propagation of synchronous spiking in cortical neural networks
The classical view of neural coding has emphasized the importance of information carried by the rate at which neurons discharge… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Observing middle and inner ear mechanics with novel intracochlear pressure sensors.
Intracochlear pressure was measured in vivo in the base of the gerbil cochlea. The measurements were made over a wide range of… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Steady-state sinusoidal velocity responses of the basilar membrane in guinea pig.
This report provides a detailed analysis of tone-evoked velocity responses of basilar membrane (BM) motion measured in the basal… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Application of a commercially-manufactured Doppler-shift laser velocimeter to the measurement of basilar-membrane vibration
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Calcitonin‐gene‐related‐peptide‐immunoreactive innervation of the rat head with emphasis on specialized sensory structures
The distribution of calcitonin‐gene‐related peptide‐like immunoreactivity (CGRP‐IR) was studied in sections of decalcified rat… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Stimulus‐related potassium changes in the organ of Corti of guinea‐pig.
1. Potassium concentration was measured with double‐barrelled K+‐selective microelectrodes within the organ of Corti in the first… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
On the neuronal organization of the acoustic middle ear reflex. A physiological and anatomical study.
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