TABLE 2

Time course of auditory brainstem response thresholds for WT control and isoform-specific NO-GC KO mice

Noise-ABR Threshold (dB SPL)
Before Noise Exposure∼30 min After Noise Exposure7 Days After Noise Exposure
NO-GC WT n = 7–12 ears,4–6 mice8.0 ± 4.3 S.D.63.9 ± 9.7 S.D.**46.0 ± 9.5 S.D.*
NO-GC1 KO n = 7–14 ears, 4–7 mice6.4 ± 3.3 S.D.61.8 ± 10.3 S.D.**34.5 ± 6.6 S.D.**
NO-GC2 KO n = 8–12 ears, 4–6 mice9.2 ± 3.4 S.D.59.7 ± 14.6**33.7 ± 12.1 S.D.**
One-way ANOVAP = 0.4002P = 0.8784P = 0.0663
  • * P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, two-sided paired Student’s t-test, comparisons between before noise exposure vs. ∼30 minutes after noise exposure and before noise exposure vs. 7 days after noise exposure.