TY - JOUR
AU - Rhodes, V. Terrance
AB - Abstract REISSNER'S membrane1 separates scala media from scala vestibuli. It extends from the limbus to the stria vascularis at its superior extent. Until Naftalin and Harrison2 proposed that it served as a filter allowing the passage of sodium, but not potassium, ions from scala media to scala vestibuli, Reissner's membrane was assumed to function as a simple isolator. The thickness and relatively large number of cells in the lower layer, together with the increased surface area (microvilli), led Lawrence et al3 to speculate that Reissner's membrane might well be a selectively absorbing tissue. Whether or not it serves this function is important to longitudinal and radial theories of endolymph flow.2-12 The authors therefore feel that an ultrastructural description is timely. Methods and Materials Dark young guinea pigs weighing between 250 and 350 gm were decapitated, the bulli removed, the labyrinth opened and perfused with 2% veronal acetate buffered osmium tetroxide within References 1. Reissner, E.: De auris internae formatione , H. Laakmann, Dorpati, Livonorum, 1851. 2. Naftalin, L., and Harrison, M.D.: Circulation of Labyrinthine Fluids , J Laryng 72:118, 1958.Crossref 3. Lawrence, M.; Wolsk, D.; and Litton, W.B.: Circulation of the Inner Ear Fluids , Ann Otol 70:753, 1961. 4. Guild, S.: The Circulation of the Endolymph , Amer J Anat 39:57, 1927.Crossref 5. Kimura, R.S., and Schuknecht, H.F.: Membraneous Hydrops in the Inner Ear of the Guinea Pig After Obliteration of the Endolymphatic Sac , Pract Otorhinolaryng 27:343, 1965. 6. Hughes, D.E., and Chou, J.T.Y.: The Origin of the Perilymph of the Inner Ears , Life Sci 2:343, 1965. 7. Altmann, F., and Waltner, J.G.: Further Investigation on the Physiology of Labyrinthine Fluids , Ann Otol 59:657, 1950. 8. Schuknecht, H.F., and Kimura, R.S.: Functional and Histological Findings After Obliteration of the Periotic Duct and Endolymphatic Sac in Sound Conditioned Cats , Laryngoscope 63:1170, 1953. 9. Lawrence, M.: Fluid Balance in the Inner Ear , An Otol 74:486, 1965. 10. Dohlman, G.F.: The Mechanism of Secretion and Absorbtion of Endolymph in the Vestibular Apparatus , Acta Otolaryng 59:275, 1965.Crossref 11. Lawrence, M.: Histological Evidence for Localized Radial Flow of Endolymph , Arch Otolaryng 83:406, 1966.Crossref 12. Schuknecht, H., and Seifi, A.: Experimental Observations on the Fluid Physiology of the Inner Ear , Ann Otol 72:687, 1963. 13. Engstrom, H.; Ades, H.W.; and Hawkins, J.E., Jr.: Structure and Function of the Sensory Hairs of the Inner Ear , J Acoust Soc Amer 34:1356, 1962.Crossref 14. Engstrom, H.; Ades, H.W.; and Hawkins, J.E., Jr.: Cytoarchitecture of the Organ of Corti , Acta Otolaryng Suppl 188:82, 1964. 15. Duvall, A.J., III, and Tonndorf, J.: Vital Staining of the Cochlea in Guinea Pigs , Laryngoscope 72:892, 1962.Crossref 16. Farquhar, M.G., and Palade, G.E.: Functional Complexes in Various Epithelia , J Cell Biol 17:375, 1963.Crossref 17. Odor, D.L.: Uptake and Transfer of Particulate Matter From the Peritoneal Cavity of the Rat , J Biophys Biochem Cytol Supp 2:105 (No. (4) ), 1956.Crossref 18. Smith, C.A.: Structure of the Stria Vascularis and the Spiral Prominence , Ann Otol 66:521, 1957. 19. Chou, J.: Respiration of Reissner's Membrane of the Guinea Pig , J Laryng 27:344, 1963. 20. Caro, L.G., and Palade, G.E.: Protein Synthesis Storage and Discharge in the Pancreatic Exocrine Cell: An Autoradiographic Study , J Cell Biol 20:473, 1964.Crossref 21. Peachey, L.D., and Rasmussen, H.: Structure of the Toad's Urinary Bladder as Related to Its Physiology , J Biophys Biochem Cytol 10:529, 1961.Crossref 22. Von Bekesy, G.: Description of Some Mechanical Properties of the Organ of Corti , J Acoust Soc Amer 25:770, 1953.Crossref 23. Tonndorf, J.; Duvall, A.J., III; and Reneau, J.P.: Permeability of Intracochlear Membranes to Various Vital Stains , Ann Otol 73:801, 1962.
TI - Reissner's Membrane: An Ultrastructural Study
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology
DO - 10.1001/archotol.1967.00760050145004
DA - 1967-08-01
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SP - 143
EP - 151
VL - 86
IS - 2
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