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Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-mutant mice exhibit high frequency hearing loss.
Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO - 1 Dec 2013
Oishi Naoki, Chen Jun, Zheng Hong-Wei, Hill Kayla, Schacht Jochen, Sha Su-Hua
Abstract excerpt
Exogenous tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) plays a role in auditory hair cell death by altering the expression of apoptosis-related genes in response to noxious stimuli. Little is known, however, about the function of TNF-α in normal hair cell physiology. We, therefore, investigated the cochlear morphology and auditory function of TNF-α-deficient mice. Auditory evoked brainstem response showed significantly...
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