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Tectorial membrane of cochlea

Known as: Tectorial membrane, Membranes, Tectorial, Membrane, Tectorial 
A membrane, attached to the bony SPIRAL LAMINA, overlying and coupling with the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI in the inner ear. It is a… Expand
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Noninvasive in vivo imaging reveals differences between tectorial membrane and basilar membrane traveling waves in the mouse cochlea
Significance The membranes within the cochlea vibrate in response to sound. However, measuring these vibrations to study the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The effect of tectorial membrane and basilar membrane longitudinal coupling in cochlear mechanics.
Most mathematical models of the mammalian cochlea neglect structural longitudinal coupling. However, recent experimental data… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
SHARPENED COCHLEAR TUNING IN A MOUSE WITH A GENETICALLY MODIFIED TECTORIAL MEMBRANE
Frequency tuning in the cochlea is determined by the passive mechanical properties of the basilar membrane and active feedback… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Longitudinally propagating traveling waves of the mammalian tectorial membrane
Sound-evoked vibrations transmitted into the mammalian cochlea produce traveling waves that provide the mechanical tuning… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Tectorial membrane stiffness gradients.
The mammalian inner ear processes sound with high sensitivity and fine resolution over a wide frequency range. The underlying… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Development and properties of stereociliary link types in hair cells of the mouse cochlea
The hair bundles of outer hair cells in the mature mouse cochlea possess three distinct cell‐surface specializations: tip links… Expand
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
A Targeted Deletion in α-Tectorin Reveals that the Tectorial Membrane Is Required for the Gain and Timing of Cochlear Feedback
alpha-tectorin is an extracellular matrix molecule of the inner ear. Mice homozygous for a targeted deletion in a-tectorin have… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Mutations in COL11A2 cause non-syndromic hearing loss (DFNA13)
We report that mutation of COL11A2 causes deafness previously mapped to the DFNA13 locus on chromosome 6p. We found two families… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Mutations in the human α-tectorin gene cause autosomal dominant non-syndromic hearing impairment
The tectorial membrane is an extracellular matrix of the inner ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory… Expand
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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Resonant tectorial membrane motion in the inner ear: its crucial role in frequency tuning.
The tectorial membrane has long been postulated as playing a role in the exquisite sensitivity of the cochlea. In particular, it… Expand
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