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Hair Cells, Vestibular MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Hair Cells, Vestibular
Tree Number(s)
A08.675.650.395
A08.675.650.915.750.600.675
A08.800.950.750.600.675
A09.246.300.909.625.125.340
A09.923.500.625.125.340
A11.671.650.395
A11.671.650.915.750.600.675
Unique ID
D018069
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018069
Scope Note
Sensory cells in the acoustic maculae with their apical STEREOCILIA embedded in a gelatinous OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE. These hair cells are stimulated by the movement of otolithic membrane, and impulses are transmitted via the VESTIBULAR NERVE to the BRAIN STEM. Hair cells in the saccule and those in the utricle sense linear acceleration in vertical and horizontal directions, respectively.
Entry Term(s)
Vestibular Hair Cells
Previous Indexing
Hair Cells (1980-1993)
Mechanoreceptors (1977-1979)
See Also
Stereocilia
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/18
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Hair Cells, Vestibular Preferred
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