Nitric oxide uncouples gap junctions of supporting Deiters cells from Corti's organ
Blasits S, Maune S, Santos-Sacchi J. Nitric oxide uncouples gap junctions of supporting Deiters cells from Corti's organ. Pflügers Archiv - European Journal Of Physiology 2000, 440: 710-712. PMID: 11007311, DOI: 10.1007/s004240000355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCyclic GMPGap JunctionsGuinea PigsNitric OxideNitric Oxide DonorsNitroprussideOrgan of CortiConceptsDeiters' cellsCorti's organNO/cGMP pathwayNitric oxide donor sodium nitroprussideWhole-cell voltage-clamp conditionsNO synthase inhibitorUncouple gap junctionsNormal sensory functionDonor sodium nitroprussideGap junctionsVoltage-clamp conditionsOtotoxic mechanismsMinutes of applicationCGMP pathwayGap junctional communicationSodium nitroprussideSynthase inhibitorCochlear homeostasisSensory functionElectrical uncouplingNitric oxideCGMP analogJunctional communicationOrgansCells