Auditory Thresholds in the Rat Measured by an Operant Technique

8 April 1960

journal article
research article
Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science

Vol. 131 (3406) , 1046-1047
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.131.3406.1046

Abstract

An adaptation of the Ratliff and Blough technique has been developed for auditory measurement in rats. Thresholds for a 2000-cy/sec tone were determined over a period of weeks. Kanamycin, an ototoxic agent, was then administered, and the gradual rise in threshold was followed.

Keywords

ANTIBIOTICS/PHARMACOLOGY
HEARING/PHYSIOLOGY

This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:

XLIX The Ototoxicity of Kanamycin
Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology, 1959
A New Audiometer
Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 1947