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Type 2 vestibular sensory cell

Known as: Type II Hair Cells, Type 2 vestibular hair cell, Outer Hair Cells 
Mechanoreceptors in the organ of Corti. In mammals the outer hair cells are arranged in three rows which are further from the modiolus than the… 
National Institutes of Health

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Cochlear outer hair cellEpitheliumHair Cells, VestibularInner Auditory Hair Cells

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Olivocochlear Efferents: Anatomy, Physiology, Function, and the Measurement of Efferent Effects in Humans
This review covers the basic anatomy and physiology of the olivocochlear reflexes and the use of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) in… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Prestin is required for electromotility of the outer hair cell and for the cochlear amplifier
Hearing sensitivity in mammals is enhanced by more than 40 dB (that is, 100-fold) by mechanical amplification thought to be… 
Review
2001
Review
2001
Mechanics of the mammalian cochlea.
In mammals, environmental sounds stimulate the auditory receptor, the cochlea, via vibrations of the stapes, the innermost of the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Prestin is the motor protein of cochlear outer hair cells
The outer and inner hair cells of the mammalian cochlea perform different functions. In response to changes in membrane potential… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
KCNQ4, a Novel Potassium Channel Expressed in Sensory Outer Hair Cells, Is Mutated in Dominant Deafness
Review
1993
Review
1993
A neurophysiological approach to tinnitus: clinical implications.
This paper presents a neurophysiological approach to tinnitus and discusses its clinical implications. A hypothesis of discordant… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A fast motile response in guinea‐pig outer hair cells: the cellular basis of the cochlear amplifier.
  • J. Ashmore
  • Journal of Physiology
  • 1987
  • Corpus ID: 39202352
1. Outer hair cells from the cochlea of the guinea‐pig were isolated and their motile properties studied in short‐term culture by… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Evoked mechanical responses of isolated cochlear outer hair cells.
Intracellular current administration evokes rapid, graded, and bidirectional mechanical responses of isolated outer hair cells… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Cross-links between stereocilia in the guinea pig organ of Corti, and their possible relation to sensory transduction
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
An active process in cochlear mechanics
  • H. Davis
  • Hearing Research
  • 1983
  • Corpus ID: 39014408
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