High frequency force generation in outer
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Matthew Holley
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Article
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1991
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Mammalian outer hair cells generate mechanical forces at acoustic frequencies and can thus amplify the sound stimulus within the inner ear. The mechanism of force generation depends upon the plasma membrane potential but not upon either calcium or ATP. Forces are generated in the latera