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Image description by: Tanya Whitfield
Anatomical structures shown: otoliths, hair cells
Stage: prim-5 (24h)
Genetic (background) strain: Oxford
Genotype: wild-type
Animal state: live
Labeling: none
Description: Early formation of otoliths and hair cells. A. The otoliths first appear as small irregular granules at the anterior and posterior ends of the vesicle lumen. B. Detail of A, showing the anterior otolith and subjacent hair cells: the otolith appears to be perched on the tips of the long tapered projections (hair bundles and kinocilia) of the hair cells (arrow). Scale bar = 25 µm.
Publication containing this image: Adapted from Haddon and Lewis, 1996 by permission from the Journal of Comparative Neurology.
Developmental Stage
1-cell to Adult
Orientation
| Preparation | Image Form | View | Direction |
| whole-mount | still | parasagittal | anterior to left |