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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 24.
Published in final edited form as: Brain Res. 2009 Mar 12;1277:70–83. doi: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.02.079

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Examples of lateral wall in the lower cochlear base of young B6 albino (A), old B6 albino (B), and old BALB/c (C). Age, gender, and basal turn EP are indicated. Aging was associated with strial thinning and marginal cell loss in both strains. Severity of capillary loss and ligament thinning in B are atypical for this strain. BALB (C) features greater loss of marginal cells along the luminal surface. Marginal cells in C inset show dense staining and retraction of processes. Arrow in C denotes somewhat unusual strial atrophy.