The blood labyrinthine barrier in the human normal and Meniere’s disease macula utricle

Abstract The ultrastructural organization of the blood labyrinthine barrier (BLB) was investigated in the human vestibular endorgan, the utricular macula, using postmortem specimens from individuals with documented normal auditory and vestibular function and surgical specimens from patients with int...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gail Ishiyama, Ivan A. Lopez, Paul Ishiyama, Harry V. Vinters, Akira Ishiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-00330-5