loading...| Preferred Name |
otolith organ |
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| Synonyms |
saccule and utricle utricle and saccule otolith organs |
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| Definitions |
The crystalline particles composed of calcium carbonate and a protein which adhere to the gelatinous membrane of the maculae of the utricle and saccule (otolithic membrane). |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002518 |
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| capable of part of | ||
| database_cross_reference |
ZFA:0000559 EFO:0003539 TAO:0000559 MESH:D012444 Wikipedia:Otolith_organ VHOG:0001676 GAID:883 MA:0002841 |
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| definition |
The crystalline particles composed of calcium carbonate and a protein which adhere to the gelatinous membrane of the maculae of the utricle and saccule (otolithic membrane). |
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| depiction |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Bigotolith.jpg |
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| develops_from | ||
| editor note |
Representation of utricle, sacule and otoliths in correspondence to other ontologies may require review. In EHDAA2, saccule and utricle are epithelia |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
saccule and utricle utricle and saccule otolith organs |
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| id |
UBERON:0002518 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
otolith organ |
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| notation |
UBERON:0002518 |
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| part_of | ||
| prefLabel |
otolith organ |
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