Expression data of miRNA from mice cochlea during aging

To identify which miRNAs are involved in the onset and progression of age-related hearing loss in the mammalian cochlea We used miRNA microarrays to screen the miRNAs which exhibit the drastic changes in their expressing level during the aging of the cochlea The organ of Corti (OC), the major pathological sites of presbycusis in cochlea, was collected separately at 3 timepoints during the life span. Two strains were selected: C57bl/6j (as accelerated prebycusis model) and CBA/J (as naturally occured presbycusis model). The selected timepoints were: Postnatal 21 days (P21), 3 month (3m) and 9 month (9m) for C57 mice, and P21, 9m, 16m for CBA mice.