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SUBMITTER: Sauer DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10366120 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sauer Derek J DJ Radford Craig A CA Mull Christopher G CG Yopak Kara E KE
Scientific reports 20230724 1
Considerable diversity has been documented in most sensory systems of elasmobranchs (sharks, rays, and skates); however, relatively little is known about morphological variation in the auditory system of these fishes. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the inner ear structures of 26 elasmobranchs were assessed in situ. The inner ear end organs (saccule, lagena, utricle, and macula neglecta), semi-circular canals (horizontal, anterior, and posterior), and endolymphatic duct were compared usi ...[more]