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Fish neuromast organ, close-up
- Prof. Andrew Forge
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Credit: Fish neuromast organ, close-up.
Credit: Prof. Andrew Forge.
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of neuromast
organ in zebrafish lateral line system, medium
close-up showing cluster of stereocilia and
surface sculpting of surrounding cells. The
sterocilia work in a similar way to the hair cells
of mammalian ears, detecting movements due to
pressure changes in bodies of fluid (the cochlea
is filled with fluid)
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