Connexin30 (Gjb6)-deficiency causes severe hearing impairment and lack of endocochlear potential

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-21

  Teubner, Barbara ^a,d   Michel, Vincent ^b   Pesch, Jörg ^a   Lautermann, Jürgen ^c   Cohen Salmon, Martine ^b   Söhl, Goran ^a   Jahnke, Klaus ^c   Winterhager, Elke ^c   Herberhold, Claus ^a   Hardelin, Jean Pierre ^b   Petit, Christine ^b   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 30; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; CELL SURVIVAL; COCHLEA POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOLYMPH; EPITHELIUM; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC CODE; HAIR CELL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HOMOZYGOSITY; INNER EAR; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; PERILYMPH; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; COCHLEA; CONNEXINS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HEARING LOSS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 12244300886     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddg001     Document Type: Review

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