Closeup of Microvilli Bundles (IMAGE)

Boston Children's Hospital

Closeup of Microvilli Bundles

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A scanning electron microscope image zooming into the v-shaped sensory hair bundles in the cochlea. Each bundle contains 50 to 100 microvilli, tipped with TMC proteins. Cell bodies are below the bundles.

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(Image: Gwenaelle S. Geleoc & Artur A. Indzhykulian)

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