| Term: | posterior lateral line neuromast stereocilia tip link |
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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: | posterior lateral line neuromast |
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| Synonyms: | neuromast posterior, neuromasts posterior |
| Definition: | Neuromast that is part of the posterior lateral line. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for lateral line by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000940] |
| Name: | stereocilia tip link |
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| Definition: | A stereocilia link that is formed by a fine filament running more or less vertically upward from the tip of each shorter stereocilium to attach at a higher point on its adjacent taller neighbor. Tilting the bundle puts tension on the filaments, which pull on mechanically gated ion channels in the membrane of the stereocilia. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0002140] QuickGO AmiGO |