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Fig. 6

From: SCN11A gene deletion causes sensorineural hearing loss by impairing the ribbon synapses and auditory nerves

Fig. 6

Nav1.9 knockout does not affect the morphology of hair cells. a The digital image of a dissected cochlea including the hook region (left) from a 4 months old mouse. Schematic drawing of the same cochlea with percent distance from the apex plotted (right). b Scale is showing frequency, percent distance from the apex, and distance (mm), according to Müller et al. [22]: x = 100 − (156.53 − 82.46 * log(F)). The full basilar membrane length is 6.3 mm for this particular cochlea. C, Images of organ of Cortis from 4 months old mice stained by DAPI (blue), with the apical turn (0–25% distance from the apex), the middle turn (30–55% distance from the apex) and the basal turn (60–85% distance from the apex). d Images of the organ of Corti of Nav1.9−/− mice at postnatal ages of 2 months by SEM, containing the apical turn (b1–b3), the middle turn (b4–b6), and the basal turn (b7–b9)

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