Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , March 2011

Vocal Fold Elasticity in the Pig, Sheep, and Cow Larynges

  • Fariborz Alipour

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Fariborz Alipour, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, 334 WJSHC, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1012.
    • ,
  • Sanyukta Jaiswal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
    • ,
  • Sarah Vigmostad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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PII: S0892-1997(09)00149-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2009.09.002

Journal of Voice
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 130-136 , March 2011

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