Intercellular junctional maturation in the stria vascularis: possible association with onset and rise of endocochlear potential
M Souter, A Forge - Hearing research, 1998 - Elsevier
The postnatal maturation of intercellular junctions of marginal and basal cells of the stria
vascularis was examined in the gerbil using thin sections and freeze fracture techniques.
Immunohistochemical methods were used to determine the presence of Na, K-ATPase
postnatally. The onset and growth of endocochlear potential (EP) was also measured. In
marginal cells, the apical surface and junctional region around the apical pole of the cell
was found to have adult-like characteristics by the time of onset of EP, whilst the increase in …
vascularis was examined in the gerbil using thin sections and freeze fracture techniques.
Immunohistochemical methods were used to determine the presence of Na, K-ATPase
postnatally. The onset and growth of endocochlear potential (EP) was also measured. In
marginal cells, the apical surface and junctional region around the apical pole of the cell
was found to have adult-like characteristics by the time of onset of EP, whilst the increase in …