Endolymphatic sac

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Endolymphatic sac
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Identifiers
Latinsaccus endolymphaticus
MeSHD004712
TA98A15.3.03.080
TA27007
FMA75639
Anatomical terminology

From the posterior wall of the

secretory,[1][2][3][4] as well as phagocytic[5] and immunodefensive, functions.[6]

Neoplasms of the endolymphatic sac are very rare tumors.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 1052 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ Schuknecht HF. Pathology of the Ear. Philadelphia, Pa: Lea & Febiger; 1993:45–47, 50–51, 62, 64, 101
  2. ^ Wackym PA, Friberg U, Bagger-Sjo¨ba¨ck D, Linthicum FH Jr, Friedmann I, Rask-Andersen H. Human endolymphatic sac: possible mechanisms of pressure regulation. J Laryngol Otol 1987; 101:768–779
  3. ^ Yeo SW, Gottschlich S, Harris JP, Keithley EM. Antigen diffusion from the perilymphatic space of the cochlea. Laryngoscope 1995; 105:623–628
  4. ^ Rask-Andersen H, Danckwardt-Lilliestrom N, Linthicum FH, House WF. Ultrastructural evidence of a merocrine secretion in the human endolymphatic sac. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1991; 100:148–156
  5. ^ Fukuzawa K, Sakagami M, Matsunaga T, Fujita H. Endocytotic activity of the free floating cells and epithelial cells in the endolymphatic sac: an electron microscopic study. Anat Rec 1991; 230:425–433
  6. ^ Wackym PA, Friberg U, Linthicum FH Jr, et al. Human endolymphatic sac: morphologic evidence of immunologic function. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1987;96:276–282

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