| Term: | macula plasma membrane |
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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: | macula |
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| Synonyms: | maculae, sensory macula, sensory patch |
| Definition: | Portion of tissue that is a patch of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium in the inner ear, consisting of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. Each patch has its own characteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000386] |
| Name: | plasma membrane |
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| Synonyms: | bacterial inner membrane, cell membrane, cellular membrane, cytoplasmic membrane, inner endospore membrane, integral component of plasma membrane, integral to plasma membrane, juxtamembrane, plasma membrane lipid bilayer, plasmalemma |
| Definition: | The membrane surrounding a cell that separates the cell from its external environment. It consists of a phospholipid bilayer and associated proteins. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005886] QuickGO AmiGO |