A quantitative light microscopic study of the bullfrog amphibian papilla tectorium: correlation with the tonotopic organization.

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  • W P Shofner
  • A S Feng
چکیده

The height, width and cross-sectional area of the bullfrog amphibian papilla tectorial membrane were quantitatively analysed from frontal serial sections. The cross-sectional area (which is a measure of mass) of the tectorium does not appear to be linearly graded along the length of the papilla, but rather spatial gradations occur in more or less a step-wise manner. The spatially graded area (or mass) is well correlated with the width of the tectorium and their relationships with the tonotopic organization of the amphibian papilla are discussed.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Hearing research

دوره 11 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1983