hair cells, ampulla

Preferred Label : hair cells, ampulla;

MeSH definition : Sensory cells in the ampullary crest of each of the semicircular ducts, with their apical STEREOCILIA embedded in a wedge-shaped gelatinous cupula. These hair cells sense the movement of ENDOLYMPH resulting from angular acceleration of the head, and send signals via the VESTIBULAR NERVE to the brain to maintain balance.;

MeSH synonym : ampulla hair cell; ampulla hair cells; ampullary hair cell; ampullary hair cells; hair cell, ampulla; hair cell, ampullary; hair cells, ampullary;

Details

Origin ID

D054777;

UMLS CUI

C1956051;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- hair cells, ampulla [MeSH concept]
See also
- stereocilia [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]

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