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Prenatal low dosage dioxin (TCDD) exposure impairs cochlear function resulting in auditory neuropathy.
Hearing research - 1 Jan 2016
Safe Theresa M, Luebke Anne E
Abstract excerpt
2,3,7,8-tetrachorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), a ubiquitous and persistent environmental contaminant, is a potent teratogen. Whereas developmental TCDD toxicity is mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), the normal function of the AhR is poorly understood. We tested whether dioxin exposure during a critical period of hair cell development disrupts cochlear function in three mouse strains, (C57BL6, BalbC, and...
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