Cochlear spiral ganglion cell degeneration in wild-caught mice as a function of age

Hearing Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 101-106

  Dazert, Stefan ^a   Feldman, Martin L ^c   Keithley, Elizabeth M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; auditory; inner ear; presbyacusis

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL GANGLION;

EID: 0030271729     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5955(96)00100-1     Document Type: Article

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