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Freeze fracture aspects of the spiral limbus

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Untersuchung des Limbus spiralis an Chinchillas mit Hilfe der Gefrierbruchmethode. Zonulae occludentes werden zwischen den Interdentalzellen und den Zellen des inneren Sulcus demonstriert; gap junctions verbinden die Interdentalzellen und die Zellen des inneren Sulcus miteinander, weiter finden sie sich zwischen den perilymphatischen Zellen des Limbus.

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Replicas of the freeze fractured spiral limbus are studied in chinchillas. Zonulae occludentes are demonstrated between the interdental cells and the inner sulcus cells; gap junctions are described connecting interdental cells and inner sulcus cells to one another and they are found between the perilymphatic cells in the spiral limbus.

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Franke, K. Freeze fracture aspects of the spiral limbus. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 221, 157–162 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01886290

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