Abstract:
:The tectorial structures of the inner ear of the proteid salamander Proteus anguinus were studied with transmission and scanning electron microscopy in order to analyze the ultrastructure of the otoconial membranes and otoconial masses of the maculae and the tectorial membrane of the papilla amphibiorum. Both otoconial and tectorial membranes consist of two parts: (1) a compact part and (2) a fibrillar part that joins the membrane with the sensory epithelium. Masses of otoconia occupy the lumina above these membranes. There are two types of calcium carbonate crystals in the otoconial masses within the inner ear of Proteus anguinus. The relatively small otoconial mass of the utricular macula occupies an area no greater than the diameter of the sensory epithelium, and it is composed of calcite crystals. On the other hand, the enormous otoconial masses of the saccular macula and the lagenar macula are composed of aragonite crystals. In the sacculus and lagena, globular structures 2-9 m̈m in diameter were discovered on the lower surfaces of the otoconial masses above the sensory epithelia. These globules show a progression from smooth-surfaced, small globules to large globules with spongelike, rough surfaces. It is hypothesized that these globules are precursors of the aragonite crystals and that calcite crystals develop similarly in the utriculus. The presence of globular precursors in adult animals suggests that the formation of new crystals in the otoconial membranes of the sacculus and lagena of Proteus is a continuous, ongoing process.
journal_name
J Morpholjournal_title
Journal of morphologyauthors
Bulog Bdoi
10.1002/jmor.1052010106subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1989-07-01 00:00:00pages
59-68issue
1eissn
0362-2525issn
1097-4687journal_volume
201pub_type
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