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CIL:38908*

Description

Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of the inside of a guinea pig inner ear showing the hearing organ, or cochlea. Running along the spiral structure are rows of sensory cells which respond to different frequencies of sound. The whole organ is just a few millimeters long.

Technical Details

B0003553 Scanning electron micrograph Collection: Wellcome Images Library reference no.: Contributor Reference B0000110B. Copyrighted work available under Creative Commons by-nc-nd 2.0 UK: England & Wales, see http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources

NCBI Organism Classification
Cavia porcellus
(Cavy)
Cell Type
cochlear inner hair cell
Cellular Component
stereocilium

Biological Context

Biological Process
detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound

Attribution

Name
David Furness
Link
Wellcome Images

Imaging

Image Type
recorded image
Imaging Mode
scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Parameters Imaged
elastic scattering of electrons
Source of Contrast
differences in deposition of metal shadow
Visualization Methods
visualization of contiguous regions
Processing History
colorized

Sample Preparation

Methods
chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue

Dimensions

Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 413px ——
Y 576px ——
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