title: [Anatomic features of the middle ear in the gerbil. Scanning electronic microscopic study].
abstract: The surgical anatomy of the middle ear was studied in 20 adult gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus) by microdissection and scanning electron microscopy. The most significant finding was a well pneumatized tympanic bulla, which facilitated the identification of useful anatomical landmarks for middle and inner ear dissection. The typical features of middle ear structures in the gerbil are described.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario J. M. Morales Meseguer, Murcia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Ortega
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zuasti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D046508:Culture Techniques; D007758:Ear, Inner / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D005849:Gerbillinae; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology*