Correlation between the hair cell density and the auditory threshold in the white rat.
The density of cochlear inner hair cells in Wistar rats is greatest on a short section of the basilar membrane about a fifth of its length from the base. This place corresponds to the frequency region of 30--40 kHz which is supposed to be the region of best hearing.
D000818:Animals; D001309:Auditory Threshold / Q000502:physiology*; D002452:Cell Count; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000502:physiology*; D006199:Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats