title: Evidence and implications of inhomogeneity in tectorial membrane elasticity.
authors.affiliation: Section on Auditory Mechanics, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Brett
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shoelson
authors.forename: Emilios K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Dimitriadis
authors.forename: Hongxue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Bechara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kachar
authors.forename: Richard S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Chadwick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016880:Anisotropy; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004548:Elasticity; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008560:Membrane Fluidity / Q000502:physiology*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D033081:Shear Strength; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013680:Tectorial Membrane / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques