Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4116870 | Journal of Otology | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
In this study, I focused on finding a mean of protecting against hearing loss. By infusing the cochlea with the neurotrophin factor, NT-3 alone or combined treatment with MK 801, a NMDA receptor antagonist I found hearing loss was attenuated and spiral ganglion neuron loss was nearly totally protected indicating that the importance of the combined treatment of NT-3 and NMDA receptor antagonists in the treatment of hearing disorders.
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Authors
Duan Mao-li,