Loss of Prestin Does Not Alter the Development of Auditory Cortical Dendritic Spines
Figure 1
Prestin KO animals have increased ABR thresholds and severely impaired cochlear function. (a) ABR waveforms from WT and prestin KO animals. For 70 dB-SPL stimuli the waveforms are similar in shape, and in both instances (click and 12 kHz) the prestin-null animals have auditory-evoked responses above but not below 40 dB-SPL. (b) Cochlear function is severely impaired in the KO mice with an average threshold shift of ~25–40 dB at all frequencies examined.
