Knockout of Pannexin-1 Induces Hearing Loss
Chen J, Liang C, Zong L, Zhu Y, Zhao H. Knockout of Pannexin-1 Induces Hearing Loss. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 1332. PMID: 29710868, PMCID: PMC5983795, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19051332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistortion product otoacoustic emissionsHearing lossKO miceKO mouse lineMouse linesCochlear microphonicsAuditory brainstem response thresholdActive cochlear amplificationPanx1 KO miceAuditory function testsProduct otoacoustic emissionsKnockout mouse lineFunction testsNonsyndromic hearing lossABR thresholdHearing functionHigh incidenceRecent studiesGap junctional proteinReceptor currentsOtoacoustic emissionsMiceCochlear amplificationConsistent phenotypeResponse threshold