Fig. 8
From: Degeneration of saccular hair cells caused by MITF gene mutation
Scanning electron micrographs of saccule, utricle and crista ampulla in postnatal three weeks mice. a (1): saccule image from wild mouse (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image); a (2):saccule image from MITF mouse with extensive hair cell loss throughout the sensory epithelium (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image); b (1): utricle image from wild mouse (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image); b (2): utricle image from MITF mouse with numerous hair cells throughout the sensory epithelium (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image); c (1): crista ampulla image from wild mouse (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image); c (2):crista ampulla image from MITF mouse with numerous hair cells throughout the sensory epithelium (upper: low magnification image; below: high magnification image). Scale bars = 400 μm in upper images, 60 μm in below images