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Cochlear function in mice following inhalation of brevetoxin-3

  • Janet M. Benson
  • , Barden B. Stagner
  • , Glen K. Martin
  • , Melissa Friedman
  • , Sarah E. Durr
  • , Andrea Gomez
  • , Jacob McDonald
  • , Lora E. Fleming
  • , Lorraine C. Backer
  • , Daniel G. Baden
  • , Andrea Bourdelais
  • , Jerome Naar
  • , Brenda L. Lonsbury-Martin

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Abstract

Brevetoxin-3 was shown previously to adversely affect central auditory function in goldfish. The present study evaluated the effects of exposure to this agent on cochlear function in mice using the 2f 1-f 2 distortion-product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE). Towards this end, inbred CBA/CaJ mice were exposed to a relatively high concentration of brevetoxin-3 (∼400 μg/m3) by nose-only inhalation for a 2-h period. Further, a subset of these mice received a second exposure a day later that lasted for an additional 4 h. Mice exposed only once for 2 h did not exhibit any notable cochlear effects. Similarly, mice exposed two times, for a cumulative dose of 6 h, exhibited essentially no change in DPOAE levels.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-626
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology
Volume191
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Physiology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Behavioral Neuroscience

Keywords

  • Brevetoxin
  • CBA/CaJ mice
  • Cochlear function
  • Distortion-product otoacoustic emissions

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