SciArt: Stereocilia on Sensory Hair Cells in Mouse Model

Enhanced microscopic image showing hair-like projections (stereocilia) on the sensory hair cells in the inner ear of a mouse model treated with inner ear gene therapy. The mouse has a genetic form of deafness that causes the stereocilia to be short and defective. Gene therapy elongated the stereocilia and improved hearing.

Credit: Kevin Isgrig, NIDCD

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<a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/multimedia/sciart-stereocilia-sensory-hair-cells-mouse-model"><img src="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/14-isgrig_600.jpg" alt="Enhanced microscopic image showing hair-like projections (stereocilia) on the sensory hair cells in the inner ear of a mouse model treated with inner ear gene therapy. The mouse has a genetic form of deafness that causes the stereocilia to be short and defective. Gene therapy elongated the stereocilia and improved hearing. Kevin Isgrig, NIDCD"/><p>Enhanced microscopic image showing hair-like projections (stereocilia) on the sensory hair cells in the inner ear of a mouse model treated with inner ear gene therapy. The mouse has a genetic form of deafness that causes the stereocilia to be short and defective. Gene therapy elongated the stereocilia and improved hearing. Credit: Kevin Isgrig, NIDCD</p></a>