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Comparative gene expression study of the vestibular organ of the Igf1 deficient mouse using whole-transcript arrays.
Hearing research - 1 Dec 2015
Rodríguez-de la Rosa Lourdes, Sánchez-Calderón Hortensia, Contreras Julio, Murillo-Cuesta Silvia, Falagan Sandra, Avendaño Carlos, Dopazo Joaquín, Varela-Nieto Isabel, Milo Marta
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The auditory and vestibular organs form the inner ear and have a common developmental origin. Insulin like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) has a central role in the development of the cochlea and maintenance of hearing. Its deficiency causes sensorineural hearing loss in man and mice. During chicken early development, IGF-1 modulates neurogenesis of the cochleovestibular ganglion but no further studies have been...
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