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Vestibular morphology in the German Waltzing guinea pig.
Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale - 1 Apr 2010
Kawaguchi Sachie, Hultcrantz Malou, Jin Zhe, Ulfendahl Mats, Suzuki Mamoru
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The German waltzing guinea pig is a special strain of animal with a recessively inherited inner ear defect, resulting in deafness and a severe vestibular dysfunction. The hearing loss in the cochlea of the German strain is a result of a collapse of the Reissner membrane and the absence of scala media. The vestibular organ has not yet been described. MATERIALS AND METHODS: German waltzing guinea pigs...
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