IEB Workshop Programme                            Last changes: 24. August

Sunday, 18. September

 

08.15–08.30

Opening

 

 

 

08.30–08.45   O1

Deafness genes / Development
Chairpersons: K. Avraham, B. Mazurek

Compensatory mutagenesis in the transmembrane domains of connexins involved in deafness

A. Dgani, S. Fleishman, E. Ophir, V.H. Hernandez, F. Mammano, N. Ben-Tal, K.B. Avraham

 

08.45–09.00   O2

The fine structure of the stria vascularis in connexin30 and connexin26 deficient mice

D.A. Koch, M. Kibschull, K. Willecke, K. Jahnke, E. Winterhager, J. Lautermann

 

09.00–09.15   O3

Usher syndrome type I and II are molecularly linked via the scaffold protein harmonin

E. van Wijk, J. Reiners, H. te Brinke, T. Marcker, K. Jurgens, C. Cremers, R. Roepman, U. Wolfrum, H. Kremer

 

09.15–09.30   O4

Hearing loss in conditional Rb-knockout mice

T. Weber, Y. Tian, J. Zuo

 

09.30–09.45   O5

Comparison of rehabilitation results in deaf patients with confirmed and non confirmed genetic background of hearing loss.

M. Wrobel, M. Magierska, W. Szyfter, M. Rydzanicz, K. Szyfter

 

09.45–10.00   O6

BMP4 regulates survival of sensory progenitors during early development of ear sensory organs

C. Pujades, B. Alsina, F. Giraldez

 

10.00–10.15   O7

Differential gene expression in the organ of Corti, the modiolus and the stria vascularis of newborn rats

J. Gross, F. Fuchs, B. Mazurek

 

10.15–10.45  

Break

 

 

 

 

10.45–11.00   O8

Mechanics I
Chairpersons: J. Ashmore, J. Santos-Sacchi

Advanced optical techniques for investigating the outer hair cell protein Prestin

J.N. Greeson, L. Organ, R.M. Raphael

 

11.00–11.15   O9

Developmental expression of the outer hair cell motor in the mouse

T. Abe, S. Kakehata, R. Kitani, J. Santos-Sacchi, H. Shinkawa

 

11.15–11.30   O10

Prestin is an oligomer

J. Zheng, G.-G. Du, C. Anderson, A. Orem, P. Dallos

 

11.30–11.45   O11

OHC-induced motion of the organ of Corti

M. Nowotny, A.W. Gummer

 

11.45–12.00   O12

A mathematical model of the regulation of OHC basolateral permeability and transducer operating point

G.A. O'Beirne, R.B. Patuzzi

 

12.00–12.15   O13

NompC TRP channel is a true mechanotransducer channel in the Drosophila ear

J.T. Albert, M.C. Gopfert

 

12.15–13.30

Lunch

 

 

12.45–14.30

Poster presentation I

P1 – P11: Deafness genes / Development, P12 - P26: Ototoxicity,
P27 - P44: Mechanics

 

  

 

14.30–14.45   O14

 

Ototoxicity I
Chairpersons: A. Forge, J. Schacht

2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid attenuates kanamycin-induced volume reduction in mouse utricular type I hair cells

S.A. Severinsen, M. Kirkegaard, J.R. Nyengaard

 

14.45–15.00   O15

Noise Induced Hearing Loss (NIHL) and N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC): just a matter of time ?

G. Lorito, P. Giordano, M. Martini, S. Hatzopoulos

 

15.00–15.15   O16

Minocycline and MDL28170 can be effective in reducing gentamicin ototoxicity

E. Corbacella, I. Lanzoni, S. Magosso, M. Previati, D. Ding, R. Salvi

 

15.15–15.30   O17

Carbamathione prevents synaptic edema in acoustic overexposure in chinchilla

X. Ge, R. Jackson, J. Coleman

 

15.30–15.45   O18

Hyposmotic activation-induced nitric oxide production in outer hair cells of the guinea pig cochlea

N. Harada, H. Nakazawa, T. Yamashita

 

15.45–16.00   O19

Imaging and quantifying the human cochlear scalae

A. Voie, E. Saxon

 

16.00–16.30

Break

 

 

 

 

16.30–16.45   O20

Stem cells / Pharmacology
Chairpersons: M. Anniko, A. Salt

Local drug delivery to the cochlea by the biodegradable polymer and gel

J. Ito, T. Nakagawa, T. Kita, T. Endo, T. Tamura, K. Iwai, Y. Matsuoka, Y. Tabata, M. Higaki

 

16.45–17.00   O21

Experiences with delivery of nanoparticles to the mouse cochlea

M. Praetorius, K. Baker, B. Schick, P.K. Plinkert, H. Staecker

 

17.00–17.15   O22

Making effective vector based drugs for hearing and balance disorders: Engineering adenovectors to optimize delivery to the inner ear

H. Staecker, M. Praetorius, C. Hsu, D.E. Brough

 

17.15–17.30   O23

Scala tympani perilymph sampling from the cochlear apex

A. Salt, R. Mynatt, S. Hale, S. Plontke

 

18.00

Busses leave for a visit of the ENT-clinic and Hearing Research Centre.

19.45

Busses leave the ENT-clinic for the After Work Party at Zentrum Zoo
(Schleifmuhleweg 86).

 

 

 

 

Monday, 19. September

 

08.15–08.45

Spoendlin Junior Award Lecture

 

 

 

08.45–09.00   O24

Protection
Chairpersons: J. Adams, L. Nordang

Non-sensory cells contribute towards protection of hair cells from acoustic trauma

J.C. Adams

 

09.00–09.15   O25

Induction of heat shock proteins in the cochlea in normal and Hsf1-null mice

T.-W.L. Gong, D. Fairfield, R.A. Altschuler, M.I. Lomax

 

09.15–09.30   O26

Neural stem cells suppress the shift in the hearing threshold caused by ischemia-reperfusion injury of the gerbil cochlea

N. Hakuba, I. Morizane, K. Gyo

 

09.30–09.45   O27

Inhibition of caspases promotes recovery of hearing in a rat model of acute cochlear mitochondrial dysfunction

K. Mizutari, K. Kamiya, Y. Fujinami, S. Nakagawa, M. Fujii, T. Matsunaga

 

09.45–10.00   O28

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, a protector from toxic inner ear damage

L. Nordang, A. Lidian, B. Linder, M. Anniko

 

10.00–10.30

Break

 

 

 

 

10.30–10.45   O29

Ion channels and transporters
Chairpersons: J.-L. Puel, I. Sziklai

The signal transduction pathway for the dopamine D1 receptor in the guinea pig cochlea

X. Niu, B. Canlon

 

10.45–11.00   O30

Discoidin domain receptor 1 tyrosine kinase  (DDR1) has an essential role in the inner ear

A.-M. Meyer zum Gottesberge, B. Beirowski, T. Massing, M. Weber, O. Gross

 

11.00–11.15   O31

Aquaporin 2 in the saccus endolymphaticus: the subcellular localization

B. Hirt, Z. Penkova, M. Muller, H. Lowenheim

 

11.15–11.30   O32

Vestibular function of experimental endolymphatic hydrops in guinea pig

A. Kakigi, D. Taguchi, T. Takeda

 

11.30–11.45   O33

Effects of lithium on endolymph homeostasis and experimentally-induced endolymphatic hydrops

T. Takeda, A. Kakigi, S. Takeda, S. Nishioka, S. Sawada, H. Azuma, K. Fukushima

 

11.45–12.00   O34

A novel gene for Enlarged Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (EVA-Syndrome) ?

R. Birkenhager, A.J. Zimmer, A. Aschendorff, T. Klenzner, J. Schipper, R. Laszig

 

12.15–13.30

Lunch

 

 

12.45–14.30

Poster presentation II

P45 – P59: Protection, P60 - P67: Ion channels and transporters,
P68 - P77: Stem cells / Pharmacology, P78 - P90: Neurotransmission

 

 

 

14.30–14.45   O35

Stem cells
Chairpersons: P. Lefebvre, G. van Camp

Neurite outgrowth of ES cell-derived neurons engrafted into the cochlea modiolus of guinea pigs

T. Nakagawa, T. Okano, T. Endo, T. Kita, T.-S. Kim, M. Matsumoto, T. Ohono, T. Sakamoto, J. Ito

 

14.45–15.00   O36

Investigation of neural stem cell-derived donor contribution in the inner ear

S. Volkenstein, C. Aletsee, R. Mlynski, D. Brors, A.M. Muller, S. Dazert

 

15.00–15.15   O37

Restoration of vestibular peripheral nervous systems by stem cell-derived neurons

T.-S. Kim, T. Nakagawa, T. Kita, T. Higashi, M. Matsumoto, K. Kojima, T. Sakamoto, J. Ito

 

15.15–15.30   O38

Survival and integration of mouse embryonic stem cells in guinea pig cochlea

R.A. Altschuler, N.L. Wys, D.M. Prieskorn, J.M. Velkey, K.S. O’Shea, J.M. Miller

 

15.30–15.45   O39

Differentiation of mouse spiral ganglion neurons in vitro

A.J. Nicholl, D.I. Cacciabue-Rivolta, M.C. Holley

 

15.45–16.00   O40

Innervation of embryonic stem cell-derived neurons into auditory epithelia of mice

M. Matsumoto, T. Nakagawa, T. Higashi, T.-S. Kim, K. Kojima, T. Kita, T. Sakamoto, J. Ito

 

16.00–16.30

Break

 

 

 

 

16.30–16.45   O41

Neurotransmission
Chairpersons: E. Glowatzki, T. Moser

Persistence of neonatal Ca2+ action potentials and developmental arrest of ionic conductances in inner hair cells of hypothyroid rats

N. Brandt, C. Braig, H. Winter, S. Munkner, S. Kuhn, M. Knipper, J. Engel

 

16.45–17.00   O42

Non-synaptic communication of dopaminergic and glutamatergic cochlear neurotransmission

G. Halmos, B. Lendvai, T. Zelles, S.E. Vizi

 

17.00–17.15   O43

Input-output relations of auditory nerve fibers with low spontaneous spike rate

W. Horst, J. McGee, E. Walsh

 

17.15–17.30   O44

Analysis of the human inner ear

H. Rask-Andersen, M. Bostrom, M. Anderson, L. Pamulova, A. Schrott-Fischer, R. Gluckert, C. Pfaller

 

19.00

Busses leave at the Kupferbau for the Gala Dinner in Sommerrefektorium Kloster Bebenhausen. Return to Tubingen at approx. 23.30.

   
   

Tuesday, 20. September

 

 

 

08.30–08.45   O45

Ototoxicity II
Chairpersons: J. Miller, J. Smolders

Restoration of immune mediated hearing loss by adoptive cellular gene therapy or DNA vaccine

T.J. Yoo, B. Zhuo, M. Kermany, C. Cai, Q. Cai, J. Zhang, I.H. Tarner, C.G. Fathman, P. Kim, J.W. Kim

 

08.45–09.00   O46

Time-related formation and distribution of cisplatin-DNA adducts in the guinea pig cochlea

J.C.M.J. de Groot, M.W.M. van Ruijven, E.G.J. Hendriksen, G.F. Smoorenburg

 

09.00–09.15   O47

Dose-dependent ototoxicity of cisplatinum in mice can be reduced by interleucin-10

D. Labbe, N. Koop, O. Michel

 

09.15–09.30  O48

Drugs, noise, age - a radical triad

S.-H. Sha, H. Jiang, J. Schacht

 

09.30–09.45   O49

Platinum concentrations in various tissues and fluids in relation to ototoxic effects of cisplatin

J.W. Sepmeijer, S.F.L. Klis, G.F. Smoorenburg

 

09.45–10.00   O50

Cochlear degeneration in old Fischer 344 rats

D. Buckiova, J. Popelar, J. Syka

 

10.00–10.30

Break

 

 

 

 

10.30–10.45   O51

Mechanics II
Chairpersons: B. Lonsbury-Martin, A.L. Nuttall

Distortion product otoacoustic emissions in adult and old Fischer 344 rats

J. Popelar, D. Groh, J. Pelanova, J. Syka

 

10.45–11.00   O52

Adaptation of distortion product otoacoustic emissions in L1,L2 space in humans

D.K. Meinke, B.B. Stagner, G.K. Martin, B.L. Lonsbury-Martin

 

11.00–11.15   O53

The bounce phenomenon: investigation in humans

Z. Kevanishvili, G. Hofmann, I. Burdzgla, M. Pietsch, Y. Yarin, T. Zahnert

 

11.15–11.30   O54

Biophysics of Drosophila hearing

B. Nadrowski, J.T. Albert, M.C. Gopfert

 

11.30–11.45   O55

Individual characteristics of members of the SLC26 family in vertebrates and their homologues in insects

M. Knipper, T. Weber, D. Oliver, H. Winter, M. Gopfert, J. Albert, C. Braig, J. Cimerman, U. Zimmermann

 

11.45–12.00

In Memoriam Sigurd Rauch (1916 – 2003), Founder of the IEB
A. Meyer zum Gottesberge

 

12.00–12.30

Business meeting

 

12.30–13.45

Lunch

 

 

14.00

Busses leave for Congress tour to the Swabian Alb, visiting the Nebelhohle and Schloss Lichtenstein. We finish the tour with dinner at 18:00 at the "Altes Forsthaus Lichtenstein". Busses return to Tubingen at about 22:45.

 

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  Posters

Posters should remain posted for the entire length of the meeting.

Authors should be at their posters during poster presentation time.

Poster board dimensions: 1 m wide, 2 m high.

 

 

P1

Deafness genes / Development

Mutation of b2-glycoprotein I and idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss in a Korean population
Jae Yong Byun, Chang Il Cha, Seung Geun Yeo, Bo Yi Cui, Joong Saeng Cho

P2

Familial Meniere΄s disease; clinical and genetic investigations
C. Frykholm, H.-C. Larsen, N. Dahl, J. Klar, U. Friberg

P3

Progressive degeneration of stria vascularis in the developing German waltzing guinea pig inner ear
Z. Jin, M. Ulfendahl, L. Jarlebark

P4

Auditory function in cysteine string protein a knockout mice
N. Strenzke, D. Khimich, A. Bulankina, R. Fernandez Chacon, T. Sudhof, T. Moser

P5

Role of cytomegalovirus in sensory neural hearing loss of children
S. Noorbakhsh, M. Farhadi, A. Tabatabaei

P6

GJB mutations and computational modeling in patients with nonsyndromic hearing impairment from Hungary
T. Toth, B. Haack, S. Kupka, I. Komaromi, L. Muszbek, N. Blin, M. Pfister, I. Sziklai

P7

Hearing loss in IgfI deficient mice
R. Riquelme, R. Cediel, J. Contreras, J.A. Morales, A. Diaz, I. Varela-Nieto

P8

Expression of b-I, b-III and a-V integrins in inner ear tissue, and OC-Two cells
I. Brunetta, S. Casalotti, A. Forge

P9

Characterization of cells cultured from hair cell epithelia of new-born mice
O. Gleich, J.-T. Franzer, F.P. Wachs, K. Licht, J. Strutz

P10

Distinct regulation of ion channels during final differentiation of outer hair cells
H. Winter, C. Braig, U. Zimmermann, M. Knirsch, H.-S. Geisler, I. Kopschall, K. Rohbock, J. Engel, M. Knipper

P11

Application of RT-PCR and in situ hybridization on human temporal bone
K. Sunami, D. Theil, T. Derfuss, S. Herberger, I. Paripovic, H. Yamane, M. Strupp, T. Brandt

 

 

P12

Ototoxicity

Effects of SERCA inhibitors and PMCA blockers on the survival of rat cochlear hair cells during ischemia in vitro
N. Amarjargal, B. Mazurek, H. Haupt, N. Andreeva, J. Gross

P13

Tuning in the cochlea after ischemic loss of tuning? A DPOAE-based investigation
P. Avan, F. Giraudet

P14

Susceptibility to impulse noise trauma in three mice strains: CAB/Ca, C57/6J, CDH 23
B. Tong, M. Hultcrantz, G. Laurell, M. Duan

P15

Transient cochlear ischemia and its effects on the stria vascularis
I. Morizane, N. Hakuba, K. Gyo

P16

Prestin mRNA expression in the adult rat organ of Corti in relation to noise-induced hearing loss
H. Haupt, N. Amarjargal, A. Machulik, J. Fuchs, M. Descher, J. Gross, B. Mazurek

P17

Differential gene expression in the cochlea following exposure to intense impulse noise
M. Kirkegaard, N. Murai, M. Risling, M. Ulfendahl, L. Jarlebark

P18

Influence of ischemia on the activation of hypoxia-inducible factor and mRNA expression of its target genes in the rat cochlea
B. Mazurek, F. Fuchs, R.-J. Kuban, U. Ungethόm, H. Haupt, T. Kietzmann, H. Scherer, J. Gross

P19

The normal physiological place-frequency map in the mouse cochlea is shifted by noise exposure
M. Muller, J.W.T. Smolders

P20

Safety range evaluation of antioxidants on organotypic cultures and cell lines
S. Magosso, I. Lanzoni, E. Corbacella, M. Previati, S. Capitani, A. Martini

P21

Effects of Carboplatin on local field potentials in the inferior colliculus of awake chinchillas
D. Biedenkapp, A. Al Khatib, U.W. Biebel, J.W.T. Smolders

P22

Expression of tissue factor and tissue factor pathway inhibitor in the stria vascularis
Y. Okabe, A. Kanazawa, M. Takayama, K. Sunami, H. Nishiura, Y. Tokuhara, M. Morinaka, Y. Takayama, H. Yamane

P23

Changes in purinoceptor distribution and intracellular calcium levels following moderate noise exposure in the outer hair cells of the guinea pig
A. Szucs, H. Szappanos, T. J. Batta, A. Toth, G. P. Szigeti, G. Panyi, L. Csernoch, I. Sziklai

P24

Latent Herpes virus infection in human vestibular and spiral ganglia
D. Theil, K. Sunami, T. Derfuss, S. Herberger, I. Paripovic, H. Yamane, M. Strupp, T. Brandt

P25

The protein therapy using super anti-apoptotic FNK decreases cisplatin-induced hearing loss
K.-i. Watanabe, S. Asoh, K. Yamagata, T. Yagi, S. Ohta

P26

Age-Related Hearing Impairment (ARHI) and the ISO 7029 standards for presbyacusis
V. Topsakal, E. Fransen, G. van Camp, P. van de Heyning

 

 

P27

Mechanics

The role of plasma membrane Ca2+ ATPase 2 (PMCA2) in the regulation of calcium concentration in the outer hair cells
R. Nemzou, M. Ohlrogge, B. Tempel, T. Moser

P28

Electrically evoked otoacoustic emission and cochlear amplification changes from alterations of organ of Corti extracellular and intracellular chloride ion concentrations
A.L. Nuttall, J. Zheng, J. Santos-Sacchi

P29

Revisiting selected auditory data
G. Offutt

P30

Effect of salicylate on the elasticity, bending stiffness, and strength of lipid membranes
Y. Zhou, R.M. Raphael

P31

Voltage dependence of the force required for membrane tether formation: a theoretical analysis
E. Glassinger, R. Raphael

P32

The tuning of the cochlea
H.M. Reimann

P33

Evaluation of cochlear function in patients with tinnitus using spontaneous and transitory evoked otoacoustic emissions
F. Santaolalla Montoya, A. Sanchez del Rey, A. Ibarguen Martinez, J.M. Sanchez Fernandez

P34

Characterization of the mechano-electric transducer channel pore at positive potentials
J. Waguespack, H. Farris, A. Ricci

P35

Frequency dependent morphometry of stereocilia of inner and outer hair cells (SEM investigation on guinea pig cochlea)
Y. Yarin, H. Meiίner, M. Bornitz, G. Richter, T. Zahnert

P36

Functional and morphological characterization of efferent synapses in cochlear hair cells of nAChR a10 ‘knockout’ mice
D. Vetter, E. Katz, S. Maison,
J. Taranda, M.E. Gomez-Casati, V. Murthy, C. Liberman, A.B. Elgoyhen, J. Boulter

P37

Prestin is an electrogenic anion transporter
J. Ashmore

P38

ATP a candidate co-regulator of cochlear micromechanical properties
T.J. Batta, G. Panyi, A. Szucs, I. Sziklai

P39

Yeast-based screening for putative interaction partners of prestin
J. Cimerman, U. Zimmermann, H.-S. Geisler, C. Braig, H. Winter, M. Knipper

P40

Developmental changes of morphology and transducer current during early maturation of rat outer hair cells
S. Fink, A. Koitschev, K. Loffler, M.G. Langer

P41

Local calcium signals in the hair bundle of outer hair cells
C. Harasztosi, B. Muller, T. Kaneko, A.W. Gummer

P42

Speed of intracellular transport in the guinea-pig outer hair cell
T. Kaneko, C. Harasztosi, A.F. Mack, A.W. Gummer

P43

The accuracy of the hair cell transducer channel
C.J.W. Meulenberg, S.M. van Netten

P44

Identification of hair bundle proteins using mass spectrometry
J.-B. Shin, D. McMillen, C. Bystrom, P. Gillespie

 

 

P45

Protection

Delayed BDNF treatment and brief electrical stimulation to enhance spiral ganglion cell survival in deafened guinea pigs
M.J.H. Agterberg, H. Versnel, J.C.M.J. de Groot, S.F.L. Klis, G.F. Smoorenburg

P46

Expression of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in the rat cochlea
O. Gleich, A.L. Pina

P47

Expression of NF-kB in spiral ganglion neurons during rat cochlear development
S. Hadjab, F. Lallemend, R. Vandenbosch, I. Breuskin, S. Memet, G. Moonen, P. Lefebvre, B. Malgrange

P48

Erythropoietin in the acoustic trauma
H. Hahn, L. Ruttiger, S. Plontke, B. Kammerer, M. Knipper

P49

Can erythropoietin protect the inner ear from toxic effects?
A. Monge, I. Nagy, S. Schmid, M. Gassmann, D. Bodmer

P50

Functional intervention on tinnitus in a rat in vivo animal model
L. Ruttiger, S.B. Kilian, M. Praetorius, E. Oestreicher, W. Singer, R. Panford-Walsh, M. Knipper

P51

Proteolytic cleavage of BDNF
R. Panford-Walsh, I. Kopschall, K. Rohbock, M. Knipper

P52

The outcome of Atoh1 over-expression in deaf guinea pig cochlea
M. Izumikawa, S.A. Batts, D.L. Swiderski, M.A. Crumling, T. Miyazawa, D.F. Dolan, Y. Raphael

P53

Effects of neurotrophic factors in chemically deafened guinea pigs
M. Bitsche, J. Miller, R. Glueckert, Y. Zhu, D. Prieskorn, R. Altschuler, A. Schrott-Fischer

P54

Protective effects of Idebenone against a noise induced hearing loss
B. Sergi, G. Paludetti, D. Troiani, A. Ferraresi, P. Navarra, A. Mordente, A.R. Fetoni

P55

Ca2+-responsive transcriptional regulators in the auditory system differentially alter BDNF expression upon tinnitus – inducing paradigms
W. Singer, D. Watermann, R. Panford-Walsh, L. Ruttiger, I. Kopschall, K. Rohbock, U. Zimmermann, M. Knipper

P56

Purinergic activation of ERK1/2 in the neonatal rat cochlea mimics activation by hair cell damage
M. Lahne, Y.B. Lin, J.E. Gale

P57

Sound conditioning activates glucocorticoid receptors in the cochlea
Y. Tahera, P. Johansson, B. Canlon

P58

A rat model for vibration induced hearing loss
S. Barth, J. Immonen, J. Zou, E. Toppila, I. Pyykko

P59

Identification of environmental risk factors for age related hearing impairment (ARHI)
M. Kokkonen, K. Makela, E. Toppila, I. Pyykko

 

 

P60

Ion channels and transporters

Block of mouse inner hair cell Ca2+ currents by phenylalkylamines and benzothiazepines
B. Tarabova, S. Munkner, L. Lacinova, J. Engel

P61

Voltage-activated calcium channel β subunits in cochlear hair cells
M. Knirsch, C. Braig, H. Winter, M. Knipper, J. Engel

P62

Regulation of endocytosis in Reissner’s membrane
H. Kumagami, I. Miyamoto, K. Kazama, T. Iwanaga, S. Kaieda, K. Takasaki, H. Takahashi

P63

SK2 and BK in the inner hair cell
C. Braig, H. Winter, M. Knirsch, S. Kuhn, U. Zimmermann,
K. Rohbock, J. Engel, M. Knipper

P64

Aquaporin 5 in the cochlea: the subcellular distribution reveals water shunt at the endolymph-perilymph barrier
Z. Penkova, B. Hirt, M. Muller, H. Lowenheim

P65

Expression of TRPV4 receptor in outer hair cells of the guinea pig cochlea
J. Shen, N. Harada, N. Kubo, M. Suzuki, T. Yamashita

P66

Modulation of voltage-gated Ca channels of vestibular hair cells
M.L. Rossi, M. Martini, F. Farinelli, G. Rispoli

P67

Numerical simulation of ion transport in the stria vascularis of the cochlea
I.H. Quraishi, R.M. Raphael

 

 

P68

Stem cells / Pharmacology

Low power LASER promotes hair-cell regeneration following gentamicin exposure in postnatal organotypic culture of rat utricles
Y. Chung, C. Rhee, J. Jung, Y. Kim

P69

Survival and integration of Sox-1-GFP mouse embryonic stem cells in auditory brain stem slice cultures
A. Glavaski-Joksimovic, C. Thonabulsombat, A. Jonsson, M. Eriksson, B. Palmgren, M. Hagglund, P. Olivius

P70

Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation targeting cochlear fibrocytes accelerates the hearing recovery in a rat model of acute mitochondrial dysfunction
K. Kamiya, N. Hoya, Y. Okamoto, Y. Fujinami, R. Komatsuzaki, R. Kusano, H. Satoh, M. Fujii, T. Matsunaga

P71

Characterization of progenitor cells in the human embryonic inner ear
B. Kostyszyn, M. Ulfendahl

P72

Can the human auditory nerve undergo regeneration?
M. Bostrom, M. Anderson, L. Pamulova, H. Rask-Andersen

P73

In vitro and in vivo non-viral gene delivery to the cochlea
B.T.G. Tan, R. Ruan

P74

The effects of partial inner hair cell loss on neural response properties in the central nucleus of the Inferior colliculus in chinchillas
A. Al Khatib, U.W. Biebel, D. Biedenkapp, J.W.Th. Smolders

P75

Effect of a temporary inactivation of the auditory cortex on time resolution in the rat
N. Rybalko, J. Syka

P76

Longterm experiments with an auditory midbrain implant
G. Reuter, M. Klingberg, M. Lenarz, N. Marquardt, G. Paasche, U. Reich, A. Stan, T. Lenarz

P77

Hearing relative phases for two harmonic components
T. Ives, M. Reimann, R. Patterson

 

 

P78

Neurotransmission

Dendritic potassium channels shape postsynaptic potentials at the inner hair cell afferent synapse
E. Yi, E. Glowatzki

P79

Role of synaptic ribbons in hair cell transmitter release and hearing
D. Khimich, R. Nouvian, A. Brandt, A. Neef, R. Pujol, M. Eybalin, S. tom Dieck, E. Gundelfinger, T. Moser

P80

Electrical stimulation of spiral ganglion cell cultures
G. Paasche, P. Wefstaedt, T. Lenarz, T. Stover

P81

Innervation of the apical part of human cochlea
L. Pamulova, B. Linder, H. Rask-Andersen

P82

Reliability of the chick cochlear hair cell afferent fiber synapse
M. Avissar, A.C. Furman, J.C. Saunders, T.D. Parsons

P83

Localization of pre- and post-synaptic proteins at the chick cochlear hair cells afferent fiber synapse
S. Irons-Brown, J. Drew Dziewit, T.D. Parsons

P84

Calcium buffering at the auditory hair cell afferent synapse
M.M. Giampoala, T.D. Parsons

P85

Reliability and variability at the cochlear hair cell afferent fiber synapse
T.D. Parsons, M. Avissar, M.M. Giampoala, S. Irons-Brown, J.W. Wittig Jr.

P86

Sources of variability at the hair cell ribbon synapse
J.H. Wittig Jr., R. Weisman, S. Puranik, T.D. Parsons

P87

Dopamine transporter is essential to maintain fast synaptic transmission in the guinea-pig cochlea
J. Ruel, G. Rebillard, D. Dememes, J. Wang, S. Gobaille, J.-L. Puel

P88

Auditory hair cell-afferent fiber synapses are specialized to operate at their best frequencies
M. Schnee, M. Lawton, D. Furness, T. Benke, A. Ricci

P89

Defective synaptic maturation in the inner hair cells of hypothyroid Pax8-/- mice
G. Sendin, T. Moser

P90

Single L-type Ca2+ currents in chick embryo type I and type II hair cells
V. Zampini, P. Valli, G. Zucca, S. Masetto