title: Selective contrast-enhancement of the cochlear duct glycocalyx after OsO4/K4Ru(CN)6 post-fixation.
abstract: Fixation-dependent selective contrast-enhancement of the cochlear duct (or endolymphatic) glycocalyx was observed in the guinea pig inner ear after post-fixation with osmium tetroxide-potassium rutheniumcyanide. Contrast of the perilymphatic glycocalyx, however, was not significantly enhanced. The possible factors underlying this phenomenon are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003051:Cochlea / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003053:Cochlear Duct / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006198:Hair Cells, Auditory / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000379:methods; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide; D011190:Potassium Cyanide; D012428:Ruthenium; D017975:Ruthenium Compounds
chemical_list: D017975:Ruthenium Compounds; C051586:potassium ruthenium cyanide; D012428:Ruthenium; D011190:Potassium Cyanide; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide