All Three Rows of Outer Hair Cells Are Required for Cochlear Amplification

Figure 1

Schematic of the gerbil cochlea and its cross section. The three fluid-filled ducts named scala vestibuli (SV), scala media (SM), and scala tympani (ST) are separated from each other by Reissner’s membrane and the basilar membrane (BM). The organ of Corti (OC) contains sensory cells that detect sound.