Developing cochlea, light micrograph

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Light micrograph showing four sections of a developing cochlea of the inner ear. The epithelial thickening that will be the organ of Corti and the future spiral ganglion are visible. The bony labyrinth of the temporal bone is still in the cartilaginous stage, prior to ossification.

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Photo credit: © JOSE CALVO / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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