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Not so presto? Outcomes of sluggish prestin in outer hair cells
Kuni H. Iwasa
Prestin (SLC26A5), a protein essential for the sensitivity of the mammalian ear, was so named from \emph{presto}. The assumption was that this membrane protein supports fast moveme…
physics.bio-ph2020
Frequency dependence of prestin: Intrinsic transition rates and viscoelastic relaxation
Kuni H Iwasa
Outer hair cells in the inner ear is important for the sensitivity, frequency selectivity, and dynamic range of the mammalian ear. Such a physiological role of outer hair cells is…