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Selective contrast‐enhancement of the cochlear duct glycocalyx after OsO 4 /K 4 Ru(CN) 6 post‐fixation
Author(s) -
Groot J. C. M. J. de
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1986.tb02803.x
Subject(s) - glycocalyx , fixation (population genetics) , guinea pig , chemistry , osmium tetroxide , cochlear duct , endolymphatic sac , anatomy , biophysics , nuclear magnetic resonance , inner ear , biology , optics , physics , biochemistry , electron microscope , endocrinology , gene
SUMMARY Fixation‐dependent selective contrast‐enhancement of the cochlear duct (or endolymphatic) glycocalyx was observed in the guinea pig inner ear after post‐fixation with osmium tetroxide‐potassium rutheniumcyanide. Contrast of the perilymphatic glycocalyx, however, was not significantly enhanced. The possible factors underlying this phenomenon are discussed.