2022
Prestin-Mediated Frequency Selectivity Does not Cover Ultrahigh Frequencies in Mice
Li J, Liu S, Song C, Zhu T, Zhao Z, Sun W, Wang Y, Song L, Xiong W. Prestin-Mediated Frequency Selectivity Does not Cover Ultrahigh Frequencies in Mice. Neuroscience Bulletin 2022, 38: 769-784. PMID: 35279808, PMCID: PMC9276951, DOI: 10.1007/s12264-022-00839-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsCation channel blockerCochlear outer hair cellsPrestin knockout miceAudiometric measurementsChannel blockersPharmacogenetic manipulationCochlear sensitivityMiceSpecific ablationHair cellsTarget cellsBehavior testsHearingMembrane potentialLow-pass featureAblationUltrasonic hearingCellsPrestinBlockersMembrane resonance
2010
Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell
Wu T, Song L, Shi X, Jiang Z, Santos-Sacchi J, Nuttall A. Effect of capsaicin on potassium conductance and electromotility of the guinea pig outer hair cell. Hearing Research 2010, 272: 117-124. PMID: 21044673, PMCID: PMC3387680, DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2010.10.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter hair cellsTRPV-1 channelsHair cellsPrimary sensory neuronsEffects of capsaicinGuinea pig outer hair cellsSensory neuronsPharmacological actionsCapsaicinPotassium conductancePotent blockerPharmacological propertiesDirect actionNovel actionCochlear amplificationK conductanceAuditory effectsClassic activatorAuditory receptionCellsNociceptionElectromotilityBlockersNew findingsNeurons