| Term: | auditory receptor cell ribbon synapse |
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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: | 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: | ribbon synapse |
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| Synonyms: | synapsis fasciolaris |
| Definition: | Type of synapse characterized by an electron-dense ribbon, lamella (bar) or spherical body in the presynaptic process cytoplasm. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097470] QuickGO AmiGO |