Figure 6.
Expression of COL2A1. (A) Expression of COL2A1 in the E115 cochlea. No COL2A1 expression could be detected in the spiral ligament fibrocytes. (B,C) Expression of COL2A1 in the E120 cochlea. At E120, COL2A1 expression in the thin layer lining the cochlear boney capsule (arrowheads in C) and slight expression can be detected in fibrocytes. (D,E) Expression of COL2A1 in the P0 cochlea. At P0 cochlear, abundant expression of the COL2A1 is detected broadly in the lateral wall fibrocytes. The nuclei were counterstained with Hoechst (blue). Scale bar 100 µm, StV Stria Vascularis. (A–E) Basal turns.
