Term: hair cell anterior macula cuticular plate
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Name: hair cell anterior macula
Synonyms: sensory hair cells anterior macula
Definition: Specialized neuronal receptor cells of the anterior macula. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for hair cells by T. Whitfield.)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000678]
Name: cuticular plate
Synonyms:
Definition: A dense network of actin filaments found beneath the apical cell surface of hair cells, and into which stereocilia are inserted.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0032437]    QuickGO    AmiGO