Estrogen receptor β protects against acoustic trauma in mice
J. Clin. Invest. Inna Meltser, et al. 118:1563 doi:10.1172/JCI32796 [
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Figure 3Immunocytochemical localization of ERβ in the cochlea. Representative photomicrographs of cochlear sections (spiral ganglia neurons and stria vascularis) and surface preparations (hair cells) are shown. Strong immunoreactivity of ERβ was found in a selected population of spiral ganglion nuclei and in the nuclei of the inner and outer hair cells. More intense staining was found for the inner hair cell nuclei compared with the outer hair cells. Immunoreactivity was not found in the stria vascularis or the spiral ligament. The fixation was 4% paraformaldehyde in PBS.
