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Science 22 July 1977:
Vol. 197. no. 4301, pp. 396 - 398
DOI: 10.1126/science.877565
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Science, Vol 197, Issue 4301, 396-398
Copyright © 1977 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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A critical period for acoustic trauma in the hamster and its relation to cochlear development

GR Bock and JC Saunders

Young hamsters pass through a developmental stage during which they are unusually susceptible to acoustic trauma. This sensitive period occurs after apparent structural and functional maturation of the ear and appears to be dependent on unidentified developmental changes within the cochlea.


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