Hypothesis of K+-Recycling Defect Is Not a Primary Deafness Mechanism for Cx26 (GJB2) Deficiency
Zhao H. Hypothesis of K+-Recycling Defect Is Not a Primary Deafness Mechanism for Cx26 (GJB2) Deficiency. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2017, 10: 162. PMID: 28603488, PMCID: PMC5445178, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2017.00162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHearing lossDeafness mechanismCx26 deficiencyInner ear gap junctionsHair cell degenerationNonsyndromic hearing lossDisruption of permeabilityCongenital deafnessCell degenerationHair cellsHair cell excitationHereditary deafnessCell excitationConnexin26 MutationsGap junctional channelsGap junctionsDevelopmental disordersDeficiencyDeafnessExtracellular spaceReview articleJunctional channelsDegeneration