SEM of organ of Corti, guinea pig cochlea

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SEM of organ of Corti, guinea pig cochlea. Prof. Andrew Forge. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Scanning electron micrograph of organ of Corti, guinea pig cochlea. The lowermost row of cells are the inner hair cells, which are situated towards the inside of the 'turns' of the cochlea. These are linked by a row of tunnel rods to three rows of outer hair cells, with Deiters cells in between.

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