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Prestin is an anion transporter dispensable for mechanical feedback amplification in Drosophila hearing

In mammals, the membrane-based protein Prestin confers unique electromotile properties to cochlear outer hair cells, which contribute to the cochlear amplifier. Like mammals, the ears of insects, such as those of Drosophila melanogaster, mechanically amplify sound stimuli and have also been reported...

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Autores principales: Kavlie, Ryan G., Fritz, Janice L., Nies, Florian, Göpfert, Martin C., Oliver, Dominik, Albert, Joerg T., Eberl, Daniel F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4282873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25412730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00359-014-0960-9