Despite their geographical separation, the renal tubule and the cochlea share a number of anatomical and physiological features, including basement membrane structure and ion transport mechanisms. The consequence of cochlear failure is sensorineural hearing loss, whereas a variety of different phenotypes accompany tubular pathobiology. In concert, a number of syndromes are the result of the same abnormality at the two sites, and these will form the basis of this talk.
Physiology 2014 (London, UK) (2014) Proc Physiol Soc 31, SA051
Research Symposium: Inner ear and renal tubular physiology: Kidney and ear listen to the same music
F. Karet1
1. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
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