Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
Synonyms
Auditory Hair Cell, Outer
Auditory Hair Cells, Outer
Cochlear Outer Hair Cell
Cochlear Outer Hair Cells
Hair Cell, Auditory, Outer
Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Inner
Hair Cells, Outer
Outer Auditory Hair Cell
Outer Auditory Hair Cells
Outer Hair Cells
Sensory cells of organ of Corti. In mammals, they are usually arranged in three or four rows, and away from the core of spongy bone (the modiolus), lateral to the INNER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS and other supporting structures. Their cell bodies and STEREOCILIA increase in length from the cochlear base toward the apex and laterally across the rows, allowing differential responses to various frequencies of sound.
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