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Aberrant retinal projections in congenitally deaf mice: how are phenotypic characteristics specified in development and evolution?
The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology - 1 Nov 2005
Hunt Deborah L, King Bryan, Kahn Dianna M, Yamoah Ebenezer N, Shull Gary E, Krubitzer Leah
Abstract excerpt
The contribution of sensory input to the formation of sensory system-specific (sensoritopic) connections of the thalamus and midbrain was investigated using mice lacking the Na+-K+-2Cl- cotransporter (NKCC1) or the plasma membrane Ca2+-ATPase isoform2 (PMCA2). Because these mice are congenitally deaf, the developing nervous system has no exposure to sensory-driven neural activity from the auditory system. Here we...
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