Term: hair cell anterior macula endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment
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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: endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi intermediate compartment
Synonyms: EGTC, endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi transport container, ER-Golgi intermediate compartment, ER-Golgi transport container, ERGIC, pre-Golgi intermediate compartment, vesicular-tubular cluster, VTC
Definition: A complex system of membrane-bounded compartments located between endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and the Golgi complex, with a distinctive membrane protein composition; involved in ER-to-Golgi and Golgi-to-ER transport.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0005793]    QuickGO    AmiGO