Freeze-fracture aspects of the junctional complexes in the round window membrane.
Replicas of the freeze-fractured round window membrane were studied in chinchillas. Morphologically identifiable zonulae occludentes were found between the cells facing the tympanic cavity and between the cells bordering the perilymphatic space. Gap junctions were only found between the perilymphatic cells.
D000818:Animals; D002682:Chinchilla; D003051:Cochlea / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D005614:Freeze Fracturing; D008297:Male; D008566:Membranes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D010539:Permeability