| Term: | macula utricle vestibular receptor cell stereocilium organization |
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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 utricle |
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| Synonyms: | maculae utricle |
| 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. The macula utricle senses linear acceleration and gravity. The macula utricle covers most of the floor of the utricle. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000030] |
| Name: | vestibular receptor cell stereocilium organization |
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| Synonyms: | vestibular hair cell stereocilium organization, vestibular receptor cell stereocilium organisation, vestibular receptor cell stereocilium organization and biogenesis |
| Definition: | A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a stereocilium. A stereocilium is an actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of vestibular hair cells. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0060121] QuickGO AmiGO |