| Term: | hair cell apical surface |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | hair cell |
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| Synonyms: | hair cells |
| Definition: | Hair cell is a mechanoreceptor cell that is sensitive to movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009366] |
| Name: | apical surface |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | Anatomical surface that is located on the apical side of the body or body part. |
| Ontology: | Spatial Ontology [BSPO:0000373] |