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Tectorial membrane of spiral organ of cochlea

Description: The overlaying membrane of the cochlear duct, an extracellular matrix of the inner ear that contacts the stereocilia bundles of specialized sensory hair cells; sound induces movement of these hair cells relative to the tectorial membrane, deflects the stereocilia, and leads to fluctuations in hair cell membrane potential, transducing sound into electrical signals[MP,modified]

Preferred ID: UBERON:0002233 Type: term ID# ILX:0111550 Score: 30.982075