Reverse Cochlear Propagation in the Intact Cochlea of the Gerbil: Evidence for Slow 1 Traveling Waves. 2 3 4
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Reverse cochlear propagation in the intact cochlea of the gerbil: evidence for slow 1 traveling waves. 2 3 4 Sebastiaan W. F. Meenderink & Marcel van der Heijden 5 6 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE 7 Rotterdam, the Netherlands 8 9 Running head: Reverse propagation in the cochlea 10 11 Contact information: 12 S.W.F. Meenderink; Erasmus MC, Department of Neuroscience 13 P.O. Box 2040 14 3000 CA Rotterdam, the Netherlands 15 email: [email protected] 16 tel: +31-10-7043558 17 fax: +31-10-7044734 18 19 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (January 20, 2010). doi:10.1152/jn.00899.2009
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