Ageing and the loss of auditory neuroepithelium in the guinea pig.
By microscopic evulation of the cellular pattern of the organ of Corti in 3 age groups of guinea pigs (6 weeks, 7 months and 3 yr) the linear dependence of the loss of sensory cells on the age of animals was found. The linearity of the decrease in number of sensory cells supports the idea that the effect observed was induced by the ageing of the organism in normal conditions of living.
D000367:Age Factors; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D003585:Cell Biology; D002452:Cell Count; D002470:Cell Survival; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009925:Organ of Corti / Q000166:cytology*