behavior/neurological
• mice tested at 4-5 weeks of age exhibited no acoustic startle response
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head tossing
(
J:82238
)
nervous system
• scanning electron microscopy of mutant cochleae at 30 days of age revealed hair cell bundle abnormalities
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hearing/vestibular/ear
• scanning electron microscopy of mutant cochleae at 30 days of age revealed hair cell bundle abnormalities
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• cochlear cross-sections at 6 weeks of age showed degeneration of the organ of Corti
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• four to five week-old mice were found to have no acoustic brainstem response at any frequency or intensity tested (click, 8, 16 or 32 Hz at 30 - 90 db)
(J:82238)
• ABR analysis of 6 mutant mice tested at 32 days of age showed 35-50 dB threshold elevations compared with controls, and no ABR was detected in 9 mutants tested at 70 days of age, even when subjected to the maximum 100 dB stimulus
(J:238912)
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