Localized disorganization of the cochlear inner hair cell synaptic region after noise exposure

The prevalence and importance of hearing damage caused by noise levels not previously thought to cause permanent hearing impairment has become apparent in recent years. The damage to, and loss of, afferent terminals of auditory nerve fibres at the cochlear inner hair cell has been well established,...

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Main Authors: Anwen Bullen, Lucy Anderson, Warren Bakay, Andrew Forge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2019-01-01
Series:Biology Open
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Online Access:http://bio.biologists.org/content/8/1/bio038547