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loading...| Preferred Name | sensory epithelium | |
| Synonyms |
neuroepithelium |
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| Definitions |
Simple columnar epithelium made up of cells specialized to serve as sensory cells for the reception of external stimuli, as the sensory cells of the cochlea, vestibule, nasal mucosa, and tongue. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006934 |
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| altLabel |
neuroepithelium |
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| definition |
Simple columnar epithelium made up of cells specialized to serve as sensory cells for the reception of external stimuli, as the sensory cells of the cochlea, vestibule, nasal mucosa, and tongue. |
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| external_ontology_notes |
note that the definition sourced from Dorlands say 'simple columnar', but FMA says atypical |
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| has related synonym |
neuroepithelium |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0006934 |
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| label |
sensory epithelium |
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| notation |
UBERON:0006934 |
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| prefLabel |
sensory epithelium |
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| xRef |
CALOHA:TS-0682 FMA:62410 SCTID:309045006 |
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