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Peter A. Santi,
Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
psanti@umn.edu |
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 Cochlear
Anatomy Laboratory - Lions Research Building
The primary goal of this laboratory is to minimize or prevent hearing
loss by improving our understanding of the structure and function
of the mammalian inner ear. We are specifically interested in characterizing
cochlear glycoconjugates in the normal inner ear and how these macromolecules
may be involved in normal hearing and hearing dysfunction in acoustic
overstimulation, and Alport's syndrome. We are also developing the
first antomical database on the mouse cochlea. The Mouse Cochlea
Database (MCD) can be accessed at the following URL: http://mousecochlea.ccgb.umn.edu.
An example of a 3D reconstruction is shown in the figure below.
| The figure at right shows an example of a 3D reconstruction
of the mouse cochlea. |
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