loading...| Preferred Name |
macula |
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| Synonyms |
sensory macula sensory patch macula maculae acoustic macula acoustic 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 |
ZFA:0000386 TAO:0000386 MESH:D008267 GAID:777 |
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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 sensory patch macula 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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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#human_reference_atlas |
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| label |
macula |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000054 |
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| prefLabel |
macula |
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