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Descriptor
English
:
Hair Cells, Vestibular
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Células Ciliadas Vestibulares
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Células Ciliadas Vestibulares
Synonyms
English
:
Vestibular Hair Cells
Tree Number:
A08.663.650.395
A08.800.550.700.500.600.675
A09.246.631.909.625.125.340
A11.671.650.395
Definition
English
:
Sensory
cells
in the
acoustic maculae
with their apical stereocilia embedded in a gelatinous
OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE
. These
hair
cells
are stimulated by the
movement
of
otolithic membrane
, and impulses are transmitted via the
VESTIBULAR NERVE
to the
BRAIN STEM
.
Hair
cells
in the saccule and those in the utricle sense linear
acceleration
in vertical and horizontal directions, respectively.
History Note
English
:
94
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
immunology
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
31426
Unique Identifier:
D018069
Occurrence in VHL
:
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