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Figure 5. Anatomic details of the Xenopus laevis inner ear. A: Otoconia in a stage 49 left inner ear, lateral perspective, in a methyl salicylate-cleared specimen that was not injected with paint. B: The location of the amphibian papilla (arrows) on the roof of its recess and the position of the endolymphatic duct are demonstrated in this dorsomedial view of a stage 51 paint-filled right inner ear. The endolymphatic sac is out of focus in the dorsal foreground and partially obscures the anterior and posterior semicircular canals. Axis serves both images. For Abbreviations, see list. Scale bars = 250 μm in A,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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