The mechanoelectrical transducer channel is not required for regulation of cochlear blood flow during loud sound exposure in mice

Abstract The mammalian cochlea possesses unique acoustic sensitivity due to a mechanoelectrical ‘amplifier’, which requires the metabolic support of the cochlear lateral wall. Loud sound exposure sufficient to induce permanent hearing damage causes cochlear blood flow reduction, which may contribute...

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Main Authors: George W. S. Burwood, Suzan Dziennis, Teresa Wilson, Sarah Foster, Yuan Zhang, Gangjun Liu, Jianlong Yang, Sean Elkins, Alfred L. Nuttall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-66192-6