Fig. 6: AVN-C strongly prevented outer hair cell (OHC) loss caused by kanamycin and furosemide (K + F).

K + F severely damaged OHCs in all cochlear turns. AVN-C protects OHCs when treated prior to K + F. n = 5, cochlear middle turn, scale bar: 10 µm. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001