Figure 8.
Expression changes of five genes related to the Toll-like receptor signaling pathway in the organ of Corti after exposure to intense noise at 120 dB sound pressure level (SPL) for 1 hour. The expression levels were measured 1 day post noise exposure using qRT-PCR. n = the number of biological repeats. Notice that these examined genes display a significant up-regulation at 1 day post noise exposure. *P <0.05, **P <0.01, ***P <0.001.