Estimated volume of water flow through an adult OHC (outer hair cell)

Range ~0.01 cm^2/sec
Organism Rat Rattus norvegicus
Reference Ashmore J. Cochlear outer hair cell motility. Physiol Rev. 2008 Jan88(1):173-210. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00044.2006 p.194 right column top paragraphPubMed ID18195086
Comments P.194 right column top paragraph: "The water volume flow through an adult OHC can be estimated to be ~10^-2 cm^2/s, a value within the range estimated for flow due to aquaporin channels."
Entered by Uri M
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