Preferred Name |
macula |
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Synonyms |
acoustic macula acoustic maculae sensory macula macula sensory patch maculae |
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Definitions |
Thickened areas of the saccule or utricle where the termination of the vestibular nerve occurs[MESH,modified]. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000054 |
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curator note |
this refers to the inner ear structure, not the macula of the retina. We follow ZFA in including a grouping class for the macula of utricle and sacule |
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database_cross_reference |
GAID:777 MESH:D008267 TAO:0000386 ZFA:0000386 |
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definition |
Thickened areas of the saccule or utricle where the termination of the vestibular nerve occurs[MESH,modified]. |
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external_definition |
Patches of thickened, pseudostratified epithelium of the inner ear, consisting of regular arrays of sensory hair cells interspersed with supporting cells. Each patch has its own charcteristic shape and polarity pattern. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.)[TAO] |
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has_exact_synonym |
sensory macula macula sensory patch maculae |
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has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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has_related_synonym |
acoustic macula acoustic maculae |
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has_relational_adjective |
macular |
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id |
UBERON:0000054 |
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imported from | ||
in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon#uberon_slim |
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label |
macula |
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notation |
UBERON:0000054 |
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part_of | ||
prefLabel |
macula |
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treeView | ||
subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000479 |