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Aminoglycoside excitement silences hearing

Nature Medicine volume 2, pages 1313–1314 (1996)Cite this article

NMDA receptor antagonists attenuate hearing loss induced by the excitotoxic action of aminoglycoside antibiotics (page 1338–1343).

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  1. Departments of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institute, 171 77, Stockholm, Sweden

    Patrik Ernfors

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    Barbara Canlon

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Ernfors, P., Canlon, B. Aminoglycoside excitement silences hearing. Nat Med 2, 1313–1314 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1296-1313

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