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Loss of Slc4a1b chloride/bicarbonate exchanger function protects mechanosensory hair cells from aminoglycoside damage in the zebrafish mutant persephone.
PLoS genetics - 1 Jan 2012
Hailey Dale W, Roberts Brock, Owens Kelly N, Stewart Andrew K, Linbo Tor, Pujol Remy, Alper Seth L, Rubel Edwin W, Raible David W
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Mechanosensory hair cell death is a leading cause of hearing and balance disorders in the human population. Hair cells are remarkably sensitive to environmental insults such as excessive noise and exposure to some otherwise therapeutic drugs. However, individual responses to damaging agents can vary, in part due to genetic differences. We previously carried out a forward genetic screen using the zebrafish lateral...
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