Phenotype: | auditory receptor cell stereocilium decreased amount, abnormal |
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Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term 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: | stereocilium |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | An actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory and vestibular hair cells and of neuromast cells. These protrusions are supported by a bundle of cross-linked actin filaments (an actin cable), oriented such that the plus (barbed) ends are at the tip of the protrusion, capped by a tip complex which bridges to the plasma. Bundles of stereocilia act as mechanosensory organelles. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032420] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | decreased amount |
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Synonyms: | decreased, decreased number, present in fewer numbers in organism, reduced, subnumerary |
Definition: | An amount which is relatively low. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001997] |