Aging outer hair cells (OHCs) in the Fischer 344 rat cochlea: Function and morphology

Hearing Research

Volumn 248, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 39-47

  Chen, Guang Di ^a   Li, Manna ^a   Tanaka, Chiemi ^a   Bielefeld, Eric C ^a   Hu, Bo Hua ^a   Kermany, Mohammad Habiby ^a   Salvi, Richard ^a   Henderson, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Fischer 344 rat; OHC; Prestin

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGING; ANIMALS; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELL COUNT; CILIA; COCHLEA; COCHLEAR MICROPHONIC POTENTIALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, OUTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS, SPONTANEOUS; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RATS, LONG-EVANS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING; STRIA VASCULARIS; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

EID: 59649099254     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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