.... The glycocalyx of the sensory cells including the ciliary interconnections contains N-acetyl-glucosamine, galactose and mannose. In contrast, the glycocalyx of the supporting cells had a lower amount of N-acetylglucosamine. The ciliary interconnections, which have been considered to be a part of the glycocalyx...

...Masaya Takumida; Mamoru Suzuki; Yasuo Harada; Dan Bagger-Sjöbäck The ultrastructure of glycocalyx and ciliary interconnections of the human vestibular end organs was investigated in a three-dimensional way by using scanning electron microscopy. The plasma membrane showed a rather rough appearance...

...Masaya Takumida The ultrastructure of the glycocalyx and ciliary interconnections was investigated by using a tannic acid staining technique. A high-resolution scanning electron microscope was used for the observation. The plasma membrane showed a rather rough appearance which was most prominent...