Table 2.
Quantification of average length, width of the sensory epithelium, and the lumenal surface area of sensory HCs indicate that cochlear duct is shorter and that both OHCs and IHCs are smaller in MEKK4K1361R mutants compared with that in controls
| Sensory epithelium (SE)/sensory cell | MEKK4WT | MEKK4K1361R |
|---|---|---|
| Average length of SE (μm) | 4048.79 ± 67 | 3222.40 ± 59 |
| Average width of SE (μm) | 20.06 ± 0.02 | 17.16 ± 0.7 |
| Average width of inner hair cells (μm) | 4.78 ± 0.2 | 3.98 ± 0.1 |
| Average width of outer hair cells (μm) | 3.06 ± 0.1 | 2.43 ± 0.1 |