Cytochrome oxidase histochemistry in Scarpa's ganglion after hemilabyrinthectomy.
Cytochrome oxidase histochemistry was studied in neurons in the vestibular ganglion in gerbils two weeks after hemilabyrinthectomy. This study measured the staining density in ganglion cells on both the lesioned and non-lesioned side of the brainstem. Cytochrome oxidase staining was significantly reduced in ganglion cells ipsilateral to the lesion. This decrease may have been related to the concomitant loss of spontaneous discharge and reduced energy demand for oxidative metabolism.
Department of Anatomy, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555-1063.
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D000818:Animals; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000502:physiology*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D012016:Reference Values; D014725:Vestibular Nerve / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*
D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV