mortality/aging
N |
• mice survive through adulthood
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nervous system
N |
• spiral ganglion neuron (SGN) processes organization and density are normal
• efferent innervation of cochlea is normal
• SGN firing properties are normal
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• some are abnormally small or misshapen
• reduced numbers at P15
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• failure of post-synpatic differentiation near the basolateral pole of the inner hair cells by P6
• impaired presynaptic development
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hearing/vestibular/ear
N |
• distortion product otoacoustic emissions are normal
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• some are abnormally small or misshapen
• reduced numbers at P15
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• dampened auditory brainstem response (ABR) waveforms and elevated auditory thresholds
• ABR wave I is delayed with increased latency compared to in control mice
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