The frequency dependence of prestin-mediated fast electromotility for mammalian cochlear amplification
Satoe Takahashi, Yingjie Zhou, Frederic F.S. Depreux, Donna S. Whitlon, Mary Ann Cheatham, Kazuaki Homma
This study investigates how mutations in prestin affect cochlear amplification and hearing, finding that reduced prestin function leads to frequency-specific hearing loss but not complete deafness.
Journal of Neuroscience · Jun 24, 2025Peer-reviewedPathology