Active Control of Ultrasonic Hearing in Frogs
Active Control of Ultrasonic Hearing in Frogs
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Vertebrates can modulate the sound levels entering their inner ears in the face of intense external sound or during their own vocalizations. Middle ear muscle contractions restrain the motion of the middle ear ossicles, attenuating the transmission of low-frequency sound and thereby protecting the hair cells in the inner ear. Here we show that the...
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Active Control of Ultrasonic Hearing in Frogs
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2504820
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2504820
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0802210105
