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Auditory function and cochlear morphology in the German waltzing guinea pig.
Hearing research - 1 Sept 2006
Jin Zhe, Mannström Paula, Skjönsberg Asa, Järlebark Leif, Ulfendahl Mats
Abstract excerpt
The German waltzing guinea pig is a new strain of animals with a recessively inherited inner ear defect resulting in deafness and severe vestibular dysfunction. Measurements of auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) demonstrated that the homozygotes (gw/gw) are deaf while the heterozygotes (gw/+) have normal hearing. In the gw/gw cochlea, a collapse of Reissner's membrane leads to the absence of scala media. Melanin...
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