Figure 8.
Hair cells counts are unaffected by high voltage ES while depolarizing media is toxic to hair cells. Depicted are IHC and OHC rows in Control, ES and 80K conditions. Scale bar = 20 µm. No significant differences were found in HC density of any subtype between ES and control conditions. Top chart, error bars = SEM. Decreased HC density was seen in organotypic cultures plated in depolarizing (80K) media when compared to both ES and control conditions (p<0.001). All HC types were summed here due to the inability to distinguish row in the 80K condition. Bottom chart, error bars = SEM.