A screening strategy using zebrafish targets genes that protect against hearing loss

Other sponsors of the study include the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, the University of Washington Royalty Research Fund and the V.M. Bloedel Hearing Research Center.

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CITATION: Owens KN, Santos F, Roberts B, Linbo T, Coffin AB, et al. (2008) Identification of Genetic and Chemical Modulators of Zebrafish Mechanosensory Hair Cell Death. PLoS Genet 4(2): e1000020. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000020

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