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ReviewCurrent topics in developmental biology2025

Mechanisms driving the functional maturation of the developing mammalian auditory pathway.

Federico Ceriani, Katherine C Wood, Stuart L Johnson, Corné J Kros, Walter Marcotti

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Review in Current topics in developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Spontaneous Calcium Signalling in the Developing Mammalian Cochlea.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2026
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  4. Spontaneous CaExperimental physiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Federico CerianiSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Katherine C WoodSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Stuart L JohnsonSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Neuroscience Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield United Kingdom.
Corné J KrosSussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: c.j.kros@sussex.ac.uk.
Walter MarcottiSchool of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom; Neuroscience Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield United Kingdom. Electronic address: w.marcotti@sheffield.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome Trust 224326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The accurate representation of sound in the central auditory pathway of mammals depends on the cochlea, the peripheral sensory organ, which is optimised to detect acoustic signals with unparalleled temporal precision. Beyond its role in converting acoustic stimuli into electrical signals, the cochlea also plays a key role in shaping the maturation of the auditory pathway during pre-hearing stages. This process is essential for creating the tonotopic maps used to identify a broad range of sound frequencies. To achieve this extraordinary task, the sensory hair cells and supporting cells of the pre-hearing cochlear sensory epithelium generate spontaneous, sensory-independent Ca

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Auditory PathwaysCochleaMammalsAnimalsCalcium SignalingHair Cells, AuditoryHumansAuditoryAuditory pathwayCochleaDevelopmentHair cellsIn vivo imagingPurinergic signallingSpiral ganglion neuronsSpontaneous activitySupporting cells

Identifiers

PMID40973230
PMCPMC7618431

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