Figure 5.

Midmodiolar sTSLIM cross-section of 1600 × 1200 pixels from an image stack through the entire mouse left cochlea showing fluid chambers such as scala vestibuli (sv), media (sm) and tympani (st) as well as the membranous structures that separate the scalae: basilar (arrowhead) and Reissner’s membrane (r). Other soft tissue structures are clearly visible such as spiral ligament (sl), stria vascularis (asterisk), organ of Corti (oc), tectorial membrane (t) and spiral limbus (L). Nerve tissues are also well defined in Rosenthal’s canal (rc) and the modiolus (m). Vestibular spaces such as saccule (sa) and semicircular canal (sc) can also be distinguished from neighboring structures. Bar = 200 µm.