Morphology of the unfixed cochlea

Hearing Research

Volumn 124, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Edge, R M ^a   Evans, B N ^a   Pearce, M ^a   Richter, C P ^b   Hu, X ^a   Dallos, P ^a  

^a Auditory Physiol Lab (The Hugh K   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Basilar membrane; Calcium; Cochlea; Hemicochlea; Organ of Corti; Tectorial membrane; Tissue fixation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA DUCT; CORTI ORGAN; ENDOLYMPH; GERBIL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERILYMPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; CALCIUM; COCHLEA; CULTURE MEDIA; GERBILLINAE; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IONS; ORGAN OF CORTI; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SCALA TYMPANI; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031728607     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00090-2     Document Type: Article

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