Table 1.

Representative studies examining gene expression in the inner ear during development, in different cell/tissue types and following trauma.

Reference	Organism and organ	Methodology	Developmental stage or treatment
Developmental differences in gene expression
[38]	Mouse cochlea	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	P2 and P32
[39]	Mouse cochlea	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	P2 and P32
[40]	Mouse cochlea-conditionally immortal cell line	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	14 days following differentiation
[41]	Mouse inner ear	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	E9-E15
[42]	Mouse cochlea	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	P3 and adult
Cell/Tissue differences in gene expression
[27]	Chick cochlea and utricles	Custom built cDNA and oligonucleotide arrays	cochlea versus utricles
[28]	Rat cristae ampullaris	Agilent RNA6000 Nano Lab Chip	hair cells versus supporting cells
[41]	Mouse inner ear	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	cochlea, utricle, or saccule
[24]	Chick inner ear	Custom built TF oligonucleotide array	30 min and 1, 2, 3 h post-ototoxic or laser trauma
[43]	Zebrafish lagena	Affymetrix GeneChip oligonucleotide array	hair cells versus liver hepatocytes
Gene expression during regeneration following trauma
[24]	Chick inner ear	Custom built TF oligonucleotide array	30 min and 1, 2, 3 h post-ototoxic or laser trauma
[25]	Zebrafish inner ear	Agilent Zebrafish oligonucleotide arrays	2 and 4 days post-acoustic trauma
[44]	Zebrafish inner ear	Illumina tag profiling (SAGE)	0, 1, 2, 4 days post-acoustic trauma