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Figure 3
Hearing disability test for mafba−/− mutants at 5 dpf. (A) C-startle escape response of embryos of different genotypes in response to the sound stimuli at 500-Hz frequency and 10-ms duration. Typical C-startle escape response initiated within 9 ms after the sound stimulation. (B) Statistical data show the proportion of immediate responses in three genotypes at two different sound intensities. Data represent the number of immediate responses versus the number of total responses. ‘+’ and ‘++’ mean 20 dB and 40 dB, respectively. (C) The average C-startle response probability. For each group, 32 larvae were tested. Data are mean ± SD; ns, p > 0.05; ***, p < 0.001.