Teleost Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: August 22, 2013
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0000386
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TAO_0000386
Preferred Name

macula

Definitions
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.)
Synonyms
sensory patch
maculae
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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