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Albino and pigmented gerbil auditory function: influence of genotype and gentamicin.
Audiology : official organ of the International Society of Audiology - 1 Jan 2000
Szymanski M D, Henry K R, Buchting F O
Abstract excerpt
Auditory function of albino and pigmented gerbils was examined before and after treatment with the ototoxic aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin. Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) and cochlear nerve compound action potentials (CAPs) were measured in response to pure tones having frequencies between 2 and 32 kHz. Age-matched albinos had significantly lower CAP, but not ABR, thresholds than pigmented gerbils....
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