title: Gentamicin-induced alterations of succinic dehydrogenase activity in the organ of Corti as revealed by non-decalcified frozen sections of the guinea pig's cochlea.
abstract: The distribution of succinic dehydrogenase (SDH) activity and the changes of SDH activity after injection of gentamicin (GM) were observed in the organ of Corti using non-decalcified frozen sections of the guinea pig's cochlea. The distribution of SDH activity was found to increase from the apex to the basal turn. At each turn, SDH activity of the inner hair cells, the inner supporting cells and the nerve endings surrounding the supporting cell and on the hair cells presented a greater activity than that found in the outer hair cells, adjacent Deiter's cells and associated nerve endings. It was further observed that GM had a greater effect on SDH activity in the basal turn than the other turns. At each turn, a more sensitive area of response to GM was found on the nerve endings one each hair cell, especially on the outer hair cells of the basal turn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Hengyang Medical College, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003051:Cochlea / Q000201:enzymology; D003648:Decalcification Technique; D005629:Frozen Sections; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D008297:Male; D009925:Organ of Corti / Q000201:enzymology*; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D013385:Succinate Dehydrogenase