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In fact, in the cochlea of embryos and neonates as well as in the saccule and utricle of embryos, NT-3 is predominantly expressed in supporting cells [ 6 ] . This expression of NT-3 in supporting cells in embryos and neonates may even preserve in Brn3c null mutants the numerous spiral sensory neurons in the apex of 8-day old animals (Figs.
The situation in the utricle, saccule and cochlea is less clear as both BDNF and NT-3 are expressed [ 6 7 ] . In fact, it appears that the levels of NT-3 expression hardly differ from those in control littermates (Figs.
The BDNF signal in the utricle was clearly centered on the hair cells in the control animal but some aggregation of silver grains appeared also in the Brn3c null mutants (data not shown).
Only very few fibers extend to the utricle and saccule with the reduction of efferents to these epithelia being almost complete (Fig.
Loss of afferents and, even more clearly of efferents, is most pronounced in the utricle (Fig.