Researching sharks inner ears as a model of Meniere’s Disease in humans, 1973

Dr. Arenberg tries to replicate Prof. Dr. Georges Portmann’s inner ear experimental model of the hydrops of Meniere’s Disease on sharks. These studies where performed at the Lerner Marine Laboratory on the island of Bimini, Bahamas, 1973. He utilized state of the art shark pens put in place by the office of naval research. Dr. Arenberg did the studies and photographed the animals in various situations including underwater in aluminum shark cages.


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