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SUBMITTER: Perin P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2810475 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Perin Paola P Tritto Simona S Botta Laura L Fontana Jacopo Maria JM Gastaldi Giulia G Masetto Sergio S Tosco Marisa M Laforenza Umberto U
Journal of biomedicine & biotechnology 20100112
We characterize the expression pattern of aquaporin-6 in the mouse inner ear by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Our data show that in the inner ear aquaporin-6 is expressed, in both vestibular and acoustic sensory epithelia, by the supporting cells directly contacting hair cells. In particular, in the Organ of Corti, expression was strongest in Deiters' cells, which provide both a mechanical link between outer hair cells (OHCs) and the Organ of Corti, and an entry point for ion recycle pathways ...[more]