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ArticleJournal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO2013

Early development of hearing in zebrafish.

Zhongmin Lu, Alexandra A DeSmidt

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Article in Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Transcriptomic Analyses of Inner Ear Sensory Epithelia in Zebrafish.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2020
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  20. Use of Zebrafish in Drug Discovery Toxicology.Chemical research in toxicology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Zhongmin LuDepartment of Biology, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA. zlu@miami.edu
Alexandra A DeSmidt
Shanghai Ocean University · CNUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Assessment of the development of auditory function R21DC009879 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI CORAL GABLES · PI LU, ZHONGMIN · 2010 to 2011
$407k
NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC009879NIDCD NIH HHS R21DC009879
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has become a valuable vertebrate model for human hearing and balance disorders because it combines powerful genetics, excellent embryology, and exceptional in vivo visualization in one organism. In this study, we investigated auditory function of zebrafish at early developmental stages using the microphonic potential method. This is the first study to report ontogeny of response of hair cells in any fish during the first week post fertilization. The right ear of each zebrafish embedded in agarose was linearly stimulated with a glass probe that was driven by a calibrated piezoelectric actuator. Using beveled micropipettes filled with standard fish saline, extracellular microphonic potentials were recorded from hair cells in the inner ear of zebrafish embryos or larvae in response to 20, 50, 100, and 200-Hz stimulation. Saccular hair cells expressing green fluorescent protein of the transgenic zebrafish from 2 to 7 days post fertilization (dpf) were visualized and quantified using confocal microscopy. The otic vesicles' areas, otoliths' areas, and saccular hair cell count and density increased linearly with age and standard body length. Microphonic responses increased monotonically with stimulus intensity, stimulus frequency, and age of zebrafish. Microphonic threshold at 200 Hz gradually decreased with zebrafish age. The increases in microphonic response and sensitivity correlate with the increases in number and density of hair cells in the saccule. These results enhance our knowledge of early development of auditory function in zebrafish and provide the control data that can be used to evaluate hearing of young zebrafish morphants or mutants.

Indexed as

Acoustic StimulationAnimalsAuditory PathwaysEar, InnerElectrophysiological PhenomenaFemaleHair Cells, AuditoryHearingMaleModels, AnimalZebrafish

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PMID23575600
PMCPMC3705082
OpenAlexW1972648073

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