Open AccessThe Distribution and Prevalence of Macrophages in the Cochlea Following Cochlear Implantation in the Human: An Immunohistochemical Study Using Anti-Iba1 Antibody
Author(s) -
Tadao Okayasu,
Alicia M. Quesnel,
Jennifer T. O’Malley,
Takefumi Kamakura,
Joseph B. Nadol
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
otology and neurotology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1537-4505
pISSN - 1531-7129
DOI - 10.1097/mao.0000000000002495
Subject(s) - cochlea , medicine , immunostaining , macrophage , pathology , spiral ligament , immunohistochemistry , cochlear implantation , anatomy , hearing loss , audiology , biology , in vitro , organ of corti , biochemistry
Cochlear implantation may cause an increase in the number of macrophages in the human cochlea similar to previous findings in the vestibular endorgans.