Auditory degeneration after acoustic trauma in two genotypes of mice.

doi:10.1016/0378-5955(93)90060-e

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Auditory degeneration after acoustic trauma in two genotypes of mice.

Hearing research - 1 Jun 1993

Li H S, Borg E

Abstract excerpt

Two strains of mice, CBA/Ca and C57BL/6J, were exposed to a steady noise (2-7 kHz) of 120 dB SPL for 5 min at 1, 3, 6, or 12 months of age. Threshold shifts were determined by recording auditory brainstem response 1 month after exposure and thereafter up to the age of 16 months (C57BL) or 23-27 m...

Topics

Acoustic Stimulation
Aging
Animals
Auditory Threshold
Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
Female
Genotype
Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Mice, Inbred CBA

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