hearing/vestibular/ear
• at 6 months of age there is loss of both inner and outer hair cells that is greater than that seen in 9 month old 129S1/SvImJ controls
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• Background Sensitivity: relative to 129S1/SvImJ controls homozygotes have elevated ABR thresholds from one month of age on at 16 kHz and 32 kHz, with 32 kHz response nearly absent at this age, and elevated ABR at 8 kHz but less severe than the higher frequency loss
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nervous system
• at 6 months of age there is loss of both inner and outer hair cells that is greater than that seen in 9 month old 129S1/SvImJ controls
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