ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Echidna
;
cochlea
;
inner hair cells
;
outer hair cells
;
basilar membrane
;
scanning electron microscopy
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Surface structures of the echidna cochlea were investigated using a scanning electron microscope technique. It was found that unlike typical mammalian cochleas, the echidna cochlea possesses four rows of inner hair cells and 6–9 rows of outer hair cells, and that the arrangements of the stereocilia of the outer hair cells were not uniform throughout the length of the basilar membrane.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01952077
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