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. 2010 Mar;127(3):1411–1421. doi: 10.1121/1.3290995

Table 1.

Tectorial membrane properties (x is in m).

Properties Value Ref.
Atmeff Atm0e50xkgm, Atm0=2600μm2 Based on Ref. 12
Ktms 1.4×104e−αtmx N∕m2 with αtm=300 m−1 Based on Ref. 12, see Appendix0
Mtms 0.9ρtmAtmeff, ρtm=1200 kg∕m3  
G 7.0e−αtmx kPa 0.67 kPa at basal location and 0.44 kPa at an apical location in the guinea piga
η 0.05 Pa s 0.20 Pa s in the mouse TMb
a

Reference 14.

b

Reference 20.