| Literature DB >> 15085190 |
Abstract
Understanding of autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss (ASNHL) has been hindered by the inaccessibility of the inner ear to biopsy and the lack of workable animal models. A report in this issue of the JCI describes a mouse model of CD4(+) T cell-mediated ASNHL induced by immunization with peptides from the inner ear-specific proteins cochlin and beta-tectorin.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15085190 PMCID: PMC385415 DOI: 10.1172/JCI21632
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Invest ISSN: 0021-9738 Impact factor: 14.808