| Name: | auditory receptor cell |
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| Synonyms: | auditory hair cell, auditory receptor cells |
| Definition: | A mechanoreceptor cell located in the inner ear that is sensitive to auditory stimuli. The accessory sensory structures are arranged so that appropriate stimuli cause movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009121] |
| Name: | cochlear hair cell ribbon synapse |
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| Definition: | A ribbon synpase of an auditory hair cell of the cochlear. These ribbon synapses contain spherical synaptic ribbons and lack and arciform density. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0098683] QuickGO AmiGO |