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The sensory regions in the vestibular labyrinth are covered by a substance, considered to be of a gelatinous nature. On the maculae this substance contains numerous crystals of high specific gravity, the statoconia. The gelatinous substance together with the statoconia is here called the statoconial membrane. This shows regional differences in structure to which little attention has been paid, even if differences have been described as regards the size of the individual crystals, the thickness of the layer of crystals (Lorente de Nó. 1926), and also the structure of the gelatinous substance in which the crystals are embedded (Werner, 1933).
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Lindeman, H.H. (1969). Form and Structure of the Statoconial Membranes and the Cupulae. In: Studies on the Morphology of the Sensory Regions of the Vestibular Apparatus. Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 42/1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-99960-4_8
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