hearing/vestibular/ear
• organ of Corti shows altered stereocilia bundles in a small number of outer hair cells at 2 months of age and severe bundle defects in nearly all outer hair cells at 7 months of age
• bundle defects include flattened, split and misoriented bundles
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• bundle defects include misoriented bundles
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• 2-month old mice exhibit elevated auditory brainstem response (ABR) thresholds to 4 kHz tones but normal thresholds to 12 and 24 kHz tones
• 5-month old mice exhibit increased ABR thresholds to 4 and 12 kHz tones
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• mice exhibit progressive hearing loss by 5 months of age
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nervous system
• organ of Corti shows altered stereocilia bundles in a small number of outer hair cells at 2 months of age and severe bundle defects in nearly all outer hair cells at 7 months of age
• bundle defects include flattened, split and misoriented bundles
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• bundle defects include misoriented bundles
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