Functional studies reveal new mechanisms for deafness caused by connexin mutations

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 237-240

  Chang, Qing ^a   Tang, Wenxue ^a   Ahmad, Shoeb ^a   Stong, Benjamin ^a   Leu, Grace ^a   Lin, Xi ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemical coupling; Cochlea; Connexin; Gap junction; Genetic deafness

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; FLUORESCENT DYE; GJB6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; GLUCOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE TARGETING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; ANIMAL; CELL JUNCTION; COCHLEA; DIFFUSION; EPITHELIUM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; CONNEXINS; DEAFNESS; DIFFUSION; EPITHELIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GLUCOSE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION;

EID: 64549086356     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318194f774     Document Type: Article

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