Figure 5. Protein profile in three discrete regions of the cochlea after noise exposure.
The protein expression profile of the sensory epithelium, lateral wall and modiolus plots the number of proteins (Y axis) versus the fold changes (X axis). These graphical illustrations suggest that the noise-induced changes follow a normal pattern of distribution in the A) sensory epithelium, B) lateral wall and C) modiolus of chinchilla cochlea. Proteins that change by a value greater than 1 indicate a noise induced increase while those that change by a value less than 1 indicate a decrease.
