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Figure 1. Structure of the inner ear in Xenopus laevis. A: Semi-diagrammatic medial view of a right inner ear based on a stage 52 paint-filled ear, with the location of the sensory organs indicated in black. The three semicircular canals and the utricle comprise the pars superior, whereas the pars inferior consists of the saccule, lagena, amphibian papilla, and basilar papilla. The endolymphatic duct is shown joining the pars inferior, but the extensive dorsal endolymphatic sac is not depicted. B: Whole-mounted medial view of a stage 60 right inner ear with the sensory epithelia labeled using an antiair cell antibody. Branches of the eighth nerve are still attached to the ear and also exhibit fluorescence. For Abbreviations, see list. Scale bar = 0.5 mm in B. Image published in: Bever MM et al. (2003) Copyright © 2003. Image reproduced with permission of the Publisher, John Wiley & Sons. Larger Image Printer Friendly View

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