Preferred Name

outer hair cell
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Definitions

A mechanoreceptor in the organ of Corti. In mammals the outer hair cells are arranged in three rows which are further from the modiolus than the single row of inner hair cells. The motile properties of the outer hair cells may contribute actively to tuning the sensitivity and frequency selectivity of the cochlea.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000601

definition

A mechanoreceptor in the organ of Corti. In mammals the outer hair cells are arranged in three rows which are further from the modiolus than the single row of inner hair cells. The motile properties of the outer hair cells may contribute actively to tuning the sensitivity and frequency selectivity of the cochlea.

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imported from the Cell Ontology

editor preferred label

outer hair cell

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000601

label

outer hair cell

prefixIRI

CL:0000601

prefLabel

outer hair cell

term editor

Jason Bengtson

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000202

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