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cochleaPart of the inner ear. It is equipped with approximately 10,000 hair cells, which move in response to sound waves and thus stimulate nerve cells to send messages to the brain. In this way they turn vibrations of the air into electrical signals. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One of the things we know about free radicals is that regardless of how they are formed, the type of injury they cause conforms to histologic findings seen in aminoglycoside-injured cochleae. 106) The neuroprotective effects of caroverine were confirmed in a study by Ehrenberger and Felix, who demonstrated that caroverine can depress the activity of glutamate receptors in the cochleae of guinea pigs. Most investigators believe that otoacoustic emissions--whether they be spontaneous, product distortion, or evoked--are present in healthy cochleae. |
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