CIL:38908, Cavia porcellus, cochlear inner hair cell. CIL. Dataset

NCBI Organism:Cavia porcellus; Cell Types:cochlear inner hair cell Cell Components:stereocilium Biological process:detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound

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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
Cell Type: cochlear inner hair cell
Cellular Component: stereocilium

Biological Context

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

Attribution

Names: David Furness
Link: Wellcome Images

Citation

Digital Object Identifier (DOI): doi:10.7295/W9CIL38908
Archival Resource Key (ARK): ark:/b7295/w9cil38908

Imaging

Image Type: recorded image
Image 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	——