Cytoarchitecture of the Organ of Corti

Abstract

The author has used special preparation techniques and phase contrast microscopy for the study of the normal and the pathologically changed cochlea of guinea pigs and squirrel monkeys. A short description of this technique of making surface preparations of the organ of Corti will be given, as well as a presentation of figures showing the outstanding way in which it permits in one specimen the analysis of damage in every single one of more than a thousand consecutive sensory cells. The surface preparation has replaced the preparation techniques earlier used by the author for several purposes and is characterized by its simplicity and reliability.