Abstract
Abstract
German
A histologic study of white mink which showed clinical signs of congenital deafness revealed lesions in the cochlea. These were: bilateral degeneration of the organ of Corti and of the tectorial membrane, and alteration and collapse of Reissner's membrane with obliteration of the cochlear duct. Similar lesions have been reported in congenitally deaf dogs, cats, mice and guinea pigs. The condition is inherited along with the white coat color in the Hedlund strain of mink.
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