Noise-induced cochlear neuropathy is selective for fibers with low spontaneous rates

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 577-586

  Furman, Adam C ^b,c   Kujawa, Sharon G ^a,b,c   Charles Liberman, M ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Auditory nerve; Excitotoxicity; Noise induced hearing loss

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NERVE FIBER; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADAPTATION; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY BRAINSTEM RESPONSE; BASOLATERAL MEMBRANE; BRAIN STEM; COCHLEAR NEUROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INNER EAR DISEASE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NEUROPATHY; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE;

EID: 84880985531     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00164.2013     Document Type: Article

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