Zusammenfassung
Untersuchungen des endokochlearen Potentials (EP) und der Kaliumkonzentration mit kaliumempfindlichen Mikroelektroden in der Scala media und tympani beim Meerschweinchen und Chinchilla. Die Antwort des EP nach 3 min Anoxie war deutlich verschieden bei den beiden Tierarten, während die Restwerte von EP und die Kaliumkonzentration in Endolymphe und Perilymphe nicht signifikant different waren. Die Ergebnisse lassen vermuten, daß die differenten Reaktionen dieser beiden Tierarten durch Unterschiede in der Permeabilität der Schneckenareale bedingt ist.
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Guinea pigs and chinchillas were studied for EP and potassium concentrations in scala media and scala tympani using potassium-sensitive microelectrodes. Response of EP to 3 min anoxia was strikingly different in these two species. On the other hand, the resting values for EP and potassium concentrations in endolymph and perilymph were not significantly different. These findings suggest that the different response to anoxia in these two species is due to differences in permeability of the cochlear partitions to the ions.
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This work was supported by an NIH grant, NS-14538 and NINCDS 1K07 NS00492
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Morizono, T., Rybak, L.P. & Asp, S. Endocochlear potential and potassium concentration in endolymph and perilymph of the chinchilla. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 229, 149–153 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00454238
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