Preferred Name | sensory epithelial cell | |
Synonyms |
neuroepithelial cell |
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Definitions |
A specialized epithelial cell involved in sensory perception. Restricted to special sense organs of the olfactory, gustatory, and vestibulocochlear receptor systems; contain sensory cells surrounded by supportive, non-receptive cells. The term "neuroepithelial cell" is used to describe both this cell type and neurecto-epithelial cell (CL:0000710). |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000098 |
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comment |
The term "neuroepithelial cell" is used to describe both this cell type and neurecto-epithelial cell (CL:0000710). |
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database_cross_reference |
BTO:0004301 |
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definition |
A specialized epithelial cell involved in sensory perception. Restricted to special sense organs of the olfactory, gustatory, and vestibulocochlear receptor systems; contain sensory cells surrounded by supportive, non-receptive cells. |
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has_broad_synonym |
neuroepithelial cell |
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label |
sensory epithelial cell |
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prefixIRI |
CL:0000098 |
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prefLabel |
sensory epithelial cell |
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subClassOf |