| Name: | hair cell anterior macula |
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| Synonyms: | sensory hair cells anterior macula |
| Definition: | Specialized neuronal receptor cells of the anterior macula. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for hair cells by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000678] |
| Name: | actin filament bundle of stereocilium |
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| Definition: | A bundle of hundreds of cross-linked actin filaments (an actin cable), that is the supporting structure of a stereocilium. Filaments are oriented such that the the plus (barbed) ends are at the tip of the protrusion and are capped by a tip complex which bridges to the plasma membrane. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0098860] QuickGO AmiGO |