| Term: | posterior macula kinocilium |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | posterior macula |
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| Synonyms: | pm, posterior sensory patch, posteromedial macula |
| Definition: | Macula that is located in the developing posterior inner ear, and gives rise to the macula neglecta and the macula saccule. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for sensory patches of the ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000558] |
| Name: | kinocilium |
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| Definition: | A nonmotile primary cilium that is found at the apical surface of auditory receptor cells. The kinocilium is surrounded by actin-based stereocilia. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0060091] QuickGO AmiGO |