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VESTIBULAR HAIR CELLS
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DeCS
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
A08.663.650.915.750.600.675
A08.800.950.750.600.675
A09.246.631.909.625.125.340
A11.671.650.395
A11.671.650.915.750.600.675
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
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
31426
Unique Identifier:
D018069
Occurrence in VHL
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