Linked Life Data

9745961

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/9745961

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-30
pubmed:abstractText
Hearing loss in Varitint-waddler-J (VaJ) mice is of mixed origin with both cochleo-saccular and neuroepithelial components. Both VaJ/VaJ and VaJ/+ mutants show impaired cochlear function, but the homozygotes are more severely affected than heterozygotes. Neither group have any detectable compound action potential. Cochlear microphonics are only seen in half of the heterozygotes, at a reduced amplitude and raised threshold, and are not detected in any homozygotes. Summating potentials (SP) responses are seen in most of the heterozygotes, at high stimulus levels. The only responses in homozygotes were negative SPs seen in half of the mutants at very high sound levels, while the remaining homozygotes showed no responses to sound stimulation. Endocochlear potentials (EP) were often small or absent in both groups of mutants, with the homozygotes being more severely affected. Reduced pigmentation in the stria vascularis appears to be associated with a reduced EP, while a primary defect of the neuroepithelium, detectable by electron microscopy in hair cells of 14 day old mice, dramatically influences evoked potentials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0378-5955
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
123
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Combined cochleo-saccular and neuroepithelial abnormalities in the Varitint-waddler-J (VaJ) mouse.
pubmed:affiliation
MRC Institute of Hearing Research, Nottingham, UK. jo.cable@bristol.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study