Term Name: hair cell
Synonyms: hair cells
Definition: Hair cell is a mechanoreceptor cell that is sensitive to movement of the hair-like projections (stereocilia and kinocilia) which relay the information centrally in the nervous system.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009366]

Relationships
is a type of: mechanoreceptor cell
has subtype: auditory receptor cell extrastriolar hair cell hair cell anterior macula hair cell posterior macula immature hair cell anterior macula immature hair cell posterior macula neuromast hair cell striolar hair cell tether cell

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