TY - JOUR AU - Xiang, Mengqing AU - Maklad, Adel AU - Pirvola, Ulla AU - Fritzsch, Bernd PY - 2003 DA - 2003/01/30 TI - Brn3c null mutant mice show long-term, incomplete retention of some afferent inner ear innervation JO - BMC Neuroscience SP - 2 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Ears of Brn3c null mutants develop immature hair cells, identifiable only by certain molecular markers, and undergo apoptosis in neonates. This partial development of hair cells could lead to enough neurotrophin expression to sustain sensory neurons through embryonic development. We have therefore investigated in these mutants the patterns of innervation and of expression of known neurotrophins. SN - 1471-2202 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-4-2 DO - 10.1186/1471-2202-4-2 ID - Xiang2003 ER -