The organ of Corti was dissected out of the inner ear of a guinea pig. The tissue was fixed and was prepared for scanning electron microscopy using critical-point drying. The image was obtained using a scanning electron microscope (Hitachi S-4000). Bar, 1.2 µm.
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Drawings: S. Blatrix; Pictures: M. Lenoir (SEM), R. Pujol (TEM) |
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Reviews a2.
c1. RUSSELL, I.J., SELLICK, P.M. Intracellular studies of hair cells
in the mammalian cochlea. c2.
DALLOS, P., SANTOS-SACCHI, J., FLOCK, Å Intracellular recordings from
cochlear outer hair cells. c3.
DALLOS, P. Response characteristics of mammalian cochlear hair cells. c4. ASHMORE, J.F., MEECH, R.W. Ionic basis of membrane potential in
outer hair cells of guinea pig cochlea. c5. PUJOL R., LENOIR M., LADRECH S., TRIBILLAC, F. and REBILLARD G., 1991 - Correlation within and across species between the length of outer hair cells and the frequency coding of the cochlea. In: "Auditory Physiology and Perception", Cazals, Demany and Horner (eds), Pergamon Press, pp. 45-52 |