Inner Ear Sensory Patch (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Inner Ear Sensory Patch

Caption

Pictured is a normal sensory patch from one of the balance organs in a mouse inner ear. Right beside it is an additional patch of sensory tissue that has been induced by activation of the Notch pathway -- a particular type of cell-to-cell signaling -- during development. This patch contains both the sensory nerve cells known as hair cells (red) and their associated supporting cells (green).

Credit

B. Hartman,T. Reh, O. Bermingham-McDonogh

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