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JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
卷 -, 期 169, 页码 -出版社
JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS
DOI: 10.3791/62375
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- Intramural Research Program of the NIH, NIDCD (NIH Intramural Research Funds) [Z01-DC000060, ZIC DC000081]
Research on mutant mouse models of human hearing and balance disorders has unveiled changes in the development and function of neurosensory epithelia, but limited knowledge exists about the endolymphatic sac. Difficulty in visualizing and microdissecting this tissue, largely due to its single-cell layer composition, hinders further understanding of this understudied part of the inner ear.
The study of mutant mouse models of human hearing and balance disorders has unraveled many structural and functional changes which may contribute to the human phenotypes. Although important progress has been done in the understanding of the development and function of the neurosensory epithelia of the cochlea and vestibula, limited knowledge is available regarding the development, cellular composition, molecular pathways and functional characteristics of the endolymphatic sac. This is, in large part, due to the difficulty of visualizing and microdissecting this tissue, which is an epithelium comprised of only one cell layer. The study presented here describes an approach to access and microdissect the endolymphatic sac from the wild-type mouse inner ear at different ages. The result of a similar dissection is shown in a pendrin-deficient mouse model of enlargement of the vestibular aqueduct. A transgenic mouse with a fluorescent endolymphatic sac is presented. This reporter mouse can be used to readily visualize the endolymphatic sac with limited dissection and determine its size. It can also be used as an educational tool to teach how to dissect the endolymphatic sac. These dissection procedures should facilitate further characterization of this understudied part of the inner ear.
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