Age-related degeneration of the organ of Corti in two genotypes of mice.

doi:10.1159/000276611

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Age-related degeneration of the organ of Corti in two genotypes of mice.

ORL; journal for oto-rhino-laryngology and its related specialties - 1 Jan 2000

Li H S, Hultcrantz M

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Degenerative changes in the organ of Corti were investigated in two genotypes of mice, CBA/Ca (moderate age-related late-onset hearing loss) and C57BL/6J (spontaneous early-onset auditory deterioration), ranging in age from 1 to 21 months (C57BL) and from 1 to 33 months (CBA). Light, transmission...

Topics

Aging
Animals
Genotype
Hair Cells, Auditory, Inner
Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred CBA
Microscopy, Electron
Organ of Corti
Presbycusis

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