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. 2011 Mar 14;6(3):e17949. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017949

Figure 9. Connexin 26 and Na+/K+ ATPase expression in the cochlea of Slc26a4 +/− and Slc26a4 −/− mice at E18.5.

Figure 9

Connexin 26 and Na+/K+ ATPase (both red) were visualized by immunocytochemistry. F-actin (green) and nuclei (blue) were labeled. A–B: Cross-sections of the basal turn of the cochlea from Slc26a4+/− mice at age E18.5. C: Cross-sections of the basal turn of the cochlea from Slc26a4−/− mice at age E18.5. Abbreviations: K, Kölliker's organ; RM, Reissner's membrane; SS, fibrocytes in the suprastrial region; S, stria vascularis; SP, spiral prominence; OS, outer sulcus. The arrows in A and C point to basal cells at E18.5 that lack connexin 26 expression in Slc26a4+/− mice but express connexin 26 prematurely in Slc26a4−/− mice.