ZEBRAFISH INNER-EAR SENSORY SURFACES ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE IN GOLDFISH

被引:53
作者
PLATT, C
机构
[1] Department of Zoology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
关键词
HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; OTOLITH; TELEOST; ZEBRAFISH;
D O I
10.1016/0378-5955(93)90208-I
中图分类号
R36 [病理学]; R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
学科分类号
100104 ; 100213 ;
摘要
The inner ear of the zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) is very similar to that of the goldfish in its structural details, including the distribution and orientation of mechanosensory hair cell populations. Both species have been used in studying different aspects of the acoustic startle response. These structural similarities suggest that the zebrafish is a valid representative model for understanding peripheral hearing specializations in otophysan fishes.
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页码:133 / 140
页数:8
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