1998
Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ
Zhao H, Santos-Sacchi J. Effect of Membrane Tension on Gap Junctional Conductance of Supporting Cells in Corti's Organ. The Journal Of General Physiology 1998, 112: 447-455. PMID: 9758863, PMCID: PMC2229429, DOI: 10.1085/jgp.112.4.447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTurgor pressureInner ear gap junctionsMembrane tensionPositive turgor pressureProtein kinase inhibitorsGap junctionsOsmotic pressure regulationPipette pressureSupporting cellsInner earMicroM HCochlear homeostasisGap junctional conductanceKinase inhibitorsMechanical forcesCell sizeJunctional conductance
1991
Isolated supporting cells from the organ of Corti: Some whole cell electrical characteristics and estimates of gap junctional conductance
Santos-Sacchi J. Isolated supporting cells from the organ of Corti: Some whole cell electrical characteristics and estimates of gap junctional conductance. Hearing Research 1991, 52: 89-98. PMID: 2061216, DOI: 10.1016/0378-5955(91)90190-k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInput resistanceWhole-cell voltage clamp studiesAverage input resistanceHensen's cellsOrgan of CortiVoltage-clamp studiesGuinea pig organJunctional resistanceClamp studiesCell levelPig organsSingle-cell levelGap junctional conductanceG omegaElectrical activityExternal TEACell couplingCortiJunctional conductanceCellsOrgansSensitive indicatorSmall groupCell values
1985
The effects of cytoplasmic acidification upon electrical coupling in the organ of Corti
Santos-Sacchi J. The effects of cytoplasmic acidification upon electrical coupling in the organ of Corti. Hearing Research 1985, 19: 207-215. PMID: 3934121, DOI: 10.1016/0378-5955(85)90140-6.Peer-Reviewed Original Research