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Null mutation of alpha1D Ca2+ channel gene results in deafness but no vestibular defect in mice.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Jun 2004
Dou Hongwei, Vazquez Ana E, Namkung Yoon, Chu Hanqi, Cardell Emma Lou, Nie Liping, Parson Susan, Shin Hee-Sup, Yamoah Ebenezer N
Abstract excerpt
Multiple Ca2+ channels confer diverse functions to hair cells of the auditory and vestibular organs in the mammalian inner ear. We used gene-targeting technology to generate alpha1D Ca2+ channel-deficient mice to determine the physiological role of these Ca2+ channels in hearing and balance. Analyses of auditory-evoked brainstem recordings confirmed that alpha1D-/- mice were deaf and revealed that heterozygous...
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