Morphology of the monotreme organ of Corti and macula lagena

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 366, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-347

  Ladhams, A ^a   Pickles, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

cochlea; echidna; hair cells; platypus; stereocilia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CORTI ORGAN; ECHIDNA; HAIR CELL; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEREOCILIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; ECHIDNA; HAIR CELLS, INNER; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; ORGAN OF CORTI; PLATYPUS;

EID: 0030032115     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19960304)366:2<335::AID-CNE11>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Aitkin, L.M. (1995) The auditory neurobiology of marsupials: A review. Hear. Res. 82:257-266.
2. Aitkin, L.M., and B.M. Johnstone (1972) Middle-ear function in a monotreme: The echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus). J. Exp. Zool. 180:245-250.
3. Ashmore, J.F., and P.J. Kolston (1994) Hair cell based amplification in the cochlea. Curr. Op. Neurobiol. 4:503-508.
4. Axelsson, A. (1974) The blood supply of the inner ear of mammals. In W.D. Keidel and W.D. Neff (eds): Handbook of Sensory Physiology, Vol 5/1. Berlin: Springer, pp. 213-260.
5. Bagger-Sjobäck, D., and M. Takumida (1988) Geometrical array of the vestibular sensory hair bundle. Acta Otolaryngol. 106:393-403.
6. Baird, I. (1974) Anatomical features of the inner ear of submammalian vertebrates. In W.D. Keidel and W D. Neff (eds): Handbook of Sensory Physiology, Vol 5/1. Berlin: Springer, pp. 159-212
7. Borg, E., and A. Viberg (1995) Extra inner hair cells: Prevalence and noise susceptibility. Hear. Res. 83:175-182.
8. Boyde, A., E. Bailey, S.J. Jones, and A. Tamarin (1977) Dimensional changes during specimen preparation for scanning electron microscopy. Scanning Electron Microsc. 1:507-518.
9. Brownell, W.E., C.R. Bader, D. Bertrand, and Y de. Ribaupierre (1985) Evoked mechanical responses of isolated cochlear outer hair cells. Science 227:194-196.
10. Burda, H., V. Bruss, and E. Nevo (1989) Middle ear and cochlear receptors in the subterranean mole-rat, Spalax ehrenbergi. Hear. Res. 39:225-230.
11. Chen, C.S., and L M. Anderson (1985) The inner ear structures of the echidna - an SEM study. Experientia 41:1324-1326.
12. Engstrom, H., and B. Engström (1978) The structure of hairs on sensory cells. Hear. Res. 1:49-66.
13. Fischer, F.P. (1992) Quantitative analysis of the innervation of the chicken basilar papilla. Hear. Res. 61:167-178.
14. Fischer, F.P., C. Koppl, and G.A. Manley (1988) The basilar papilla of the barn owl Tyto alba: A quantitative morphological SEM analysis. Hear. Res. 34:87-102.
15. Frost, S.B., and R.B. Masterton (1994) Hearing in primitive mammals. Monodelphis domestica and Marmosa elegans. Hear. Res. 76:67-72.
16. Griffiths, M. (1968) Echidnas Oxford: Pergamon.
17. Griffiths, M. (1978) The Biology of the Monotremes. London: Academic Press
18. Hasko, J.A., and G.P. Richardson (1988) The ultrastructural organization and properties of the mouse tectorial membrane matrix. Hear. Res 35:21-38.
19. Heffner, R , and H. Heffner (1980) Hearing in the elephant (Elephas maximus). Science 208:518-520.
20. Kalinec, F., M.C. Holley, K.H. Iwasa, D.J. Lim, and B. Kachar (1992) A membrane-based force generation mechanism in auditory sensory cells. Proc. Natl. Acad Sci. USA 89:8671-8675.
21. Kalinec, F., R.G. Jaeger, and B. Kachar (1993) Mechanical coupling of the outer hair cell plasma membrane to the cortical cytoskeleton by anion exchanger and 4 1 proteins. In H. Duifhuis, J.W. Horst, P. van Dijk, and S.M van Netten (eds): Biophysics of Hair Cell Sensory Systems. Singapore: World Scientific, pp. 175-181.
22. Kelley, M.W., X-M. Xu, M.A. Wagner, M.E. Warchol, and J T. Corwin (1993) The developing organ of Corti contains retinoic acid and forms supernumerary hair cells in response to exogenous retinoic acid in culture. Development 119:1041-1053.
23. Kronester-Frei, A. (1978) Ultrastructure of the different zones of the tectorial membrane Cell Tissue Res. 193:11-23.
24. Lim, D.J. (1980) Cochlear anatomy related to cochlear micromechanics. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 67:1686-1695.
25. Lim, D.J (1986) Functional structure of the organ of Corti: A review. Hear. Res. 22:117-146.
26. Mammano, F., and J.F. Ashmore (1993) Reverse transduction measured in the isolated cochlea by laser Michelson interferometry. Nature 365:838-841
27. Manley, G.A (1990) Peripheral Hearing Mechanisms in Reptiles and Birds. Berlin. Springer.
28. Masterton, B., H. Heffner, and R. Ravizza (1969) The evolution of human hearing. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 45:966-985.
29. Miller, C E. (1985) Structural implications of basilar membrane compliance measurements. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 77:1465-1474.
30. Nadol, J.B. (1988) Comparative anatomy of the cochlea and auditory nerve in mammals. Hear. Res 34:253-266.
31. Olson, E.S., and B.C. Mountain (1994) Mapping the cochlear partition's stiffness to its cellular architecture. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 95:395-400.
32. Pickles, J.O. (1992) Scanning electron microscopy of the echidna: Morphology of a primitive mammalian cochlea. In Y. Cazals, L. Demany, and K. Homer (eds). Auditory Physiology and Perception. Oxford: Pergamon, pp. 101-107.
33. Pickles, J.O., J. Brix, S.D. Comis, O. Gleich, C. Köppl, G.A. Manley, and M.P. Osborne (1989) The organization of tip links and stereocilia on hair cells of bird and lizard basilar papillae. Hear. Res. 41.31-42.
34. Pritchard, U. (1881) The cochlea of the Ornithorhynchus platypus compared with that of ordinary mammals and birds. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond 172:267-282.
35. Retzius, G. (1884) Das Gehörorgan der Wirbelthiere. II. Das Gehororgan der Reptilen, Vögel und Säugetiere. Stockholm: Samson and Wallin.
36. Reuter, G., and H.P Zenner (1990) Active radial and transverse motile responses of outer hair cells in the organ of Corti. Hear.Res 43:219-230.
37. Reuter, G., A.H. Gitter, U. Thurm, and H.-P. Zenner (1992) High frequency radial movements of the reticular lamina induced by outer hair cell motility. Hear. Res. 60:236-246.
38. Shotwell, S.L., R. Jacobs, and A.J. Hudspeth (1981) Directional sensitivity of individual vertebrate hair cells to controlled deflection of their hair bundles. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci 374:1-10.
39. Smith, C A, and T Takasaka (1971) Auditory receptor organs of reptiles, birds and mammals. Contrib. Sens. Physiol. 5:129-170.
40. Spoendlin, H. (1970) Auditory, vestibular, olfactory and gustatory organs. In A. Bischoff (ed): Ultrastructure of the Peripheral Nervous System and Sense Organs. Stuttgart: Georg Thieme, pp. 173-338.
41. Spoendlin, H. (1972) Innervation densities of the cochlea. Acta Otolaryngol. 73:235-248.
42. ter Kuile, E (1900) Die Übertragung der Energie von der Grundmembran auf die Haarzellen. Pflüger's Arch. ges Physiol. 79:146-157.
43. Tilney, L.G., D.J. DeRosier, and M.J. Mulroy (1980) The organization of actin filaments in the stereocilia of cochlear hair cells. J. Cell Biol. 86.244-259.
44. Tilney, M.S., L. G. Tilney, and D.J. DeRosier (1987) The distribution of hair cell bundle lengths and orientations suggests an unexpected pattern of hair cell stimulation in the chick cochlea. Hear. Res. 25:141-151.
45. Zhou, S L., and J.O. Pickles (1994) Early hair-cell degeneration in the extreme apex of the guinea pig cochlea. Hear. Res. 79:147-160.
46. Zwislocki, J.J. (1979) Tectorial membrane: A possible sharpening effect on the frequency analysis in the cochlea. Acta Otolaryngol. 87:267-269