Postnatal Development of Microglia-Like Cells in Mouse Cochlea

Figure 1

Distribution and morphology of IBA1+ cells in the postnatal development of a mouse cochlea. Left column: overview, 5x, scale bar = 400 um. Middle column: basal turn, 10x, scale bar = 100 um. Right column: spiral ligament at basal turn, 90x, scale bar = 20 um. Rows A–F: P0, P3, P5, P7, P10, and P14, respectively. Arrows: IBA1+ cells on the undersurface of the basilar membrane in the scala tympani and the stria vascularis. Asterisks: IBA1+ cells in the endosteal layer of the cochlea.