Progressive age-dependence and frequency difference in the effect of gap junctions on active cochlear amplification and hearing
Zong L, Chen J, Zhu Y, Zhao H. Progressive age-dependence and frequency difference in the effect of gap junctions on active cochlear amplification and hearing. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2017, 489: 223-227. PMID: 28552523, PMCID: PMC5555358, DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.05.137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive cochlear amplificationHearing lossCochlear amplificationMice ageGap junctionsAge-related hearing lossSignificant hearing lossPostnatal day 25Cochlear gap junctionsAuditory sensory hair cellsSensory hair cellsNonsyndromic hearing lossHigh incidenceOuter pillar cellsDay 25Deiters' cellsConnexin expressionHair cellsConnexin 26Outer hair cell electromotilityHair cell electromotilityPillar cellsPrevious reportsCochleaAge