A critical evaluation of “leakage” at the cochlear blood-stria-barrier and its functional significance

The blood-labyrinth-barrier (BLB) is a semipermeable boundary between the vasculature and three separate fluid spaces of the inner ear, the perilymph, the endolymph and the intrastrial space. An important component of the BLB is the blood-stria-barrier, which shepherds the passage of ions and metabo...

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Main Authors: Kevin K. Ohlemiller, Noël Dwyer, Veronica Henson, Kaela Fasman, Keiko Hirose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2024.1368058/full