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In the past few years, a number of important discoveries have been made which deal with the microstructure of the cochlea and the possible relation with the active process in the normal function. The purpose of this paper is to summarize some considerations on the mechanical interpretation of these discoveries. Specifically, the implications of the tip and lateral fibers connecting the cilia on the inner and outer hair cells, and the motility of the outer hair cells is treated.
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Steele, C.R., Jen, D.H. (1989). Mechanical Analysis of Hair Cell Microstructure and Motility. In: Wilson, J.P., Kemp, D.T. (eds) Cochlear Mechanisms: Structure, Function, and Models. NATO ASI Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5640-0_8
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