Protection from Acoustic Trauma Is Not a Primary Function of the Medial Olivocochlear Efferent System
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Study of the medial olivocochlear efferent system through otoacoustic emissions
The purpose of this study was to investigate the efferent medial olivocochlear system through the use of otoacoustic emissions and especially the modifications that occur at this level with age. The activity of outer hair cells (OHCs) (peripheral) and of the efferent medial olivocochlear (MOC) system (neural and central) was examined by means of distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs)...
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عنوان ژورنال: JARO - Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 1525-3961,1438-7573
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-002-3013-y