Fawcett, Don W.; Saito, Kogaku; Hama, Kiyoshi (2021). CIL:11641, Cavia porcellus, epithelial cell. In Cell Image Library. UC San Diego Library Digital Collections. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6075/J01V5CS4

Figure 326 from Chapter 13 (Cilia and Flagella) of 'The Cell' by Don W. Fawcett M.D. Cells of sense organs detecting vibration are provided with stiff surface projections, the size of cilia but lacking their internal structure. The accompanying low-power scanning micrograph presents a surface view of the organ of Corti in the third turn of the guinea-pig cochlea. Three rows of outer hair cells are shown, each bearing a V-shaped array of sensory hairs. The inset shows at high magnification the hairs on two cells from the first row in the second turn of the organ of Corti. Their relative size can be judged by comparison with the microvilli on neighboring cells. These specializations do not arise from centrioles and never contain microtubules. Therefore, they cannot be regarded as modified cilia, but appear to be a unique specialization for mechanoelectrical transduction. A copy of the chapter is available on the ASCB's BioEDUCATE website.

• 2021

• Fawcett, Don W.
• Hama, Kiyoshi
• Saito, Kogaku

Preparation: glutaraldehyde fixed tissue; osmium tetroxide fixed tissue; critical_point dried specimen; whole mounted tissue; shadowing and plating
Relation to intact cell: whole mounted tissue
Item type: scanning electron microscopy (SEM); illumination by electrons
Imaging mode: secondary_electron imaging; film
Parameter imaged: secondary electron generation; secondary_electron imaging
Source of contrast: coherent illumination; secondary electron generation
Visualization methods: shadowing and plating
Processing history: recorded image; film; Print from negative scanned for Photoshop.
Data qualification: Processed

• Cell Image Library Group ID: 9787

• Cavia porcellus

• Epithelial cell
• Stereocilium bundle

• Auditory receptor cell stereocilium organization
• Inner ear receptor stereocilium organization

• data
• image

• No linguistic content; Not applicable

Samplenumber: 11641

Doi: https://doi.org/10.6075/J01V5CS4

Source data

• Source Record in the Cell Image Library: https://doi.org/10.7295/W9CIL11641

Other resource

• Fawcett, Don W. "The Cell." 2nd ed., W.B. Saunders, 1981, ISBN 0721635849. https://www.ascb.org/career-development/teaching/don-fawcetts-the-cell/

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