Figures & data
Hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining is shown for cryo-sectioned cochleae from non-hearing impaired (a) and hearing impaired (b) animals. Low-magnification images in (a and c) show the overall structures of guinea pig’s cochleae and the red boxes show the location of the higher magnified images. The scalar vestibuli (SV), scalar tympani (ST), stria membrane (SM), Reissner’s membrane (RM), the organ of corti (OC), and spiral ganglion (sg) nerve cell bundles are labeled in (a). (c) Occasional instances of potential cochlear abnormalities in some cochleae of animals infected with the virulent rP18 virus (asterisks), including the presence of red blood cells (RBCs) in the scala tympani (left), separation of a portion of the stria membrane (center) and possible thinning of the spiral ganglion nerve cell bundle (right) are also shown.
Data availability statement
The data set linked with this submission can be found at 10.6084/m9.figshare.19352432