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Maturation of auditory brainstem projections and calyces in the congenitally deaf (dn/dn) mouse.
The Journal of comparative neurology - 20 Jan 2008
Youssoufian Monique, Couchman Kiri, Shivdasani Mohit N, Paolini Antonio G, Walmsley Bruce
Abstract excerpt
The deaf dn/dn mouse is a valuable model of human congenital deafness. In this study we used the lipophylic dye DiA to trace auditory nerve and cochlear nucleus projections in the dn/dn mouse. In both normal and deaf mice, the ipsilateral projections from the anteroventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN) to the lateral superior olive (LSO), and the contralateral projections from the AVCN to the medial nucleus of the...
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