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Description

Scanning electron micrograph of the apical surface of neuromast organ of lateral line system in a 17-day-old zebrafish. The hair bundles at the top of each sensory cell emerge through a pore in the skin (picture width 52.8 um). Movement of the surrounding water deflects the hair bundle, stimulating the hair cell. Fish (and aquatic amphibian larvae) use such info to detect presence of other fish or avoid predators. All vertebrate inner ears that detect sound vibrations and are similar to the hair cells of neuromast organs.

Technical Details

B0002042 Neuromast organ, lateral line system. Wellcome Images available under the following creative commons usage http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/uk/

Biological Sources
NCBI Organism Classification
Danio rerio
Cell Type
neuromast hair cell
Cellular Component
stereocilium
kinocilium
Biological Context
Biological Process
sensory perception
Zebrafish Anatomy
neuromast
lateral line system
Attribution
Names
Andrew Forge
Link
Wellcome Images
Citation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
doi:10.7295/W9CIL38992
Archival Resource Key (ARK)
ark:/b7295/w9cil38992
Sample Preparation
Methods
chemically fixed tissue
Relation To Intact Cell
whole mounted tissue
Dimensions
Spatial Axis Image Size Pixel Size
X 733px ——
Y 576px ——