Selective Vulnerability of the Cochlear Basal Turn to Acrylonitrile and Noise

Exposure to acrylonitrile, a high-production industrial chemical, can promote noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in the rat even though this agent does not itself produce permanent hearing loss. The mechanism by which acrylonitrile promotes NIHL includes oxidative stress as antioxidant drugs can part...

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Main Authors: B. Pouyatos, C. A. Gearhart, A. Nelson-Miller, S. Fulton, L. D. Fechter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Toxicology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/908596
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