| Term: | hair cell anterior macula endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment |
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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 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: | endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment |
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| Synonyms: | EGTC, endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi transport container, ER-Golgi intermediate compartment, ER-Golgi transport container, ERGIC, pre-Golgi intermediate compartment, vesicular-tubular cluster, VTC |
| Definition: | A complex system of membrane-bounded compartments located between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex, with a distinctive membrane protein composition; involved in ER-to-Golgi and Golgi-to-ER transport. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005793] QuickGO AmiGO |