A Bast-like valve in the pigeon?
| Autor: | Hero P. Wit, J. M. Segenhout, Rutger Hofman |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Otology Cochlear duct Pigeon Endolymphatic duct medicine Animals Inner ear Utriculo-endolymphatic valve Light microscopy Saccule and Utricle Columbidae Endolymphatic Duct Compartment (pharmacokinetics) reproductive and urinary physiology 3D-reconstruction business.industry Bast’s valve General Medicine Anatomy Bast's valve medicine.anatomical_structure Otorhinolaryngology Avian inner ear Bast fibre Head and neck surgery sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 266(9), 1397-1401. SPRINGER European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology |
| ISSN: | 0937-4477 |
| Popis: | The first description of the presence of a utriculo-endolymphatic valve in human fetuses was given by Bast in 1928. Since then this valve-like structure is called Bast's valve. Its exact function has not yet been established. The general opinion is that it has a protective function by having the possibility to separate the superior endolymphatic compartments of the labyrinth from the inferior compartment. Phylogenetically seen birds are the first vertebrates with a cochlear duct and a distinct inferior and superior part of the labyrinth. A structure in the pigeon inner ear, resembling Bast's valve in mammals, is described. |
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