The occurrence of capillary endothelial mitoses in the mesenchyme of the scala tympani during fetal development of the guinea pig.
Mitotic figures were found in the capillary endothelial cells of the cochleae of guinea pig fetuses, indicating a cellular proliferation. The significance of capillary sprouting in the mesenchyme beneath the basilar membrane a few days before opening of the scala tympani is discussed.
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Anatomische Anstalt der Universität München, Federal Republic of Germany.
D000818:Animals; D003051:Cochlea / Q000196:embryology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs / Q000196:embryology*; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology*; D008938:Mitosis; D010498:Perilymph / Q000502:physiology; D012533:Scala Tympani / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*