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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 of zebrafish lateral line organ, showing
stereocilia and shorter hairs in distinct
clusters.
The stereocilia work in a similar way to the hair
cells of mammalian ears, detecting movements of
fluid (the cochea is filled with fluid).
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