title: The occurrence of capillary endothelial mitoses in the mesenchyme of the scala tympani during fetal development of the guinea pig.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Anatomische Anstalt der Universität München, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Thorn
mesh_terms: 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*