Tateya C Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan
Research Article Open Access
Author(s): Goodyer EN, Gunderson ML, Tateya C, Tateya T and Dailey SH
Objective: To verify the anisotropic nature of the vocal folds by reproducing an experiment led by Rholfs that measured vocal fold elasticity in the transverse and longitudinal directions. To present a physiological explanation of the measured phenomena using immunochemical results.
Methods: 6 cadaveric human excised larynges were hemi-sectioned in the mid-sagittal plane exposing the vocal folds, and orthogonal measurements of tension made at 3 equally spaced points. Immunohistochemistry carried out by Ichiro Tateya was used to visualise collagens and elastins in the deep layer of the view moreĀ»