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Progressive hearing loss and increased susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss in mice carrying a Cdh23 but not a Myo7a mutation.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Mar 2004
Holme Ralph H, Steel Karen P
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to intense noise can damage the stereocilia of sensory hair cells in the inner ear. Since stereocilia play a vital role in the transduction of sound from a mechanical stimulus into an electrical one, this pathology is thought to contribute to noise-induced hearing loss. Mice homozygous f...
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