Subsurface material in outer hair cells.
Tannic acid stains a homogenous material inside the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti of the guinea pig. This material is always placed between the plasma membrane and the first layer of subsurface cisterns, but only in those areas along the lateral surface of the outer hair cell lining the spaces of Nuel. The possibility that this material is related to some particular function of outer hair cell lateral face is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins