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Altered phenotype of the vestibular organ in GLAST-1 null mice.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Jun 2012
Schraven Sebastian P, Franz Christoph, Rüttiger Lukas, Löwenheim Hubert, Lysakowski Anna, Stoffel Wilhelm, Knipper Marlies
Abstract excerpt
Various studies point to a crucial role of the high-affinity sodium-coupled glutamate aspartate transporter GLAST-1 for modulation of excitatory transmission as shown in the retina and the CNS. While 2-4-month-old GLAST-1 null mice did not show any functional vestibular abnormality, we observed profound circling behavior in older (7 months) animals lacking GLAST-1. An unchanged total number of otoferlin-positive...
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