Observation of the otolithic membrane by low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy

ORL

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-12

  Nakai, Yoshiaki ^a   Masutani, Haruhiko ^a   Kato, Akihumi ^a   Sugiyama, Teruyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Low vacuum scanning electron microscope; Otoconia; Otolithic membrane

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCULUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THICKNESS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0030070136     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: 14230275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276787     Document Type: Article

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