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Age-related auditory loss in the Mongolian gerbil

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Mongolian gerbils were examined for auditory nerve function at five ages, ranging from 90 to 730 days postpartum. Electrocochleograms were obtained in response to tone pips at frequencies ranging from 1 to 64 kHz. An age-related threshold increase was noted at all frequencies. The pattern of auditory loss is different from that observed in the aged rat, guinea pig, and mouse.

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  1. Departments of Psychology and Otorhinolarygology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    Kenneth R. Henry, Michael D. McGinn & Richard A. Chole

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Supported by grants from the US National Institute on Aging and the Deafness Research Foundation, and a career development award from the US National Institute of Neurological, Communicative Diseases and Stroke

Appreciation is expressed to Dale R. Berard for his statistical analyses of the data

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Henry, K.R., McGinn, M.D. & Chole, R.A. Age-related auditory loss in the Mongolian gerbil. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 228, 233–238 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00660735

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