The tissue, dissected out of the inner ear of a guinea pig, was fixed and was prepared for scanning electron microscopy using critical-point drying. The image was obtained using a scanning electron microscope (Hitachi S-4000). Scale bar represents 1.2 μm.
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Zhang, M., Antonelli, P. Cell of the month: An outer hair cell of the inner ear. Nat Cell Biol 6, 96 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0204-96
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