Fig. 5.1 Radial section schematic of spiral ganglion neurons in the cochlea. a The spiral ganglion is on left, showing several somas of type I spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) all connected…
Fig. 1.1 Auditory neurons connect mechanosensory hair cells in the organ of Corti to cochlear nuclei neurons in the brain stem. a Cross section through the cochlea and brain stem of…
Fig. 2.1 Morphogenesis of the spiral ganglion. The spiral ganglion develops from a proneurosensory region (dark gray) in the anteroventral quadrant of the otic cup, beginning around E9 in mouse. Over…
Cell type/preparation Auditory neural markers detected Electrical activity detected ✓ or ✕ New synapses detected ✓ or ✕ References Embryonic stem cells HESC Pax2, Brn3a, GATA3, βIII tubulin, peripherin ✕…
Fig. 7.1 Organotypic cochlear culture. a, b Fixed cochlear wholemounts viewed at low (a, scale bar = 100 µm) and high (b, scale bar = 20 µm) magnification. Spiral ganglion (SG) and organ of Corti (OC) are…
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