title: [Analysis of postmortem artifacts in the human vestibular apparatus].
abstract: Changes in the ultrastructure of the vestibular hair cells due to postmortem autolysis make the assessment of the normal or damaged anatomy difficult. The surface structure of the human macula uticuli et sacculi has been examined by the scanning electron microscope following a 2 hours' post mortem fixation. The preservation of the sensory cell structure is good but compared with an intravitally fixed animal experiment the damage of the cilia was obvious.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Analyse postmortaler Artefakte im menschlichen Vestibularapparat.