Anatomy

Auditory 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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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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  • Auditory Hair Cell, Outer
  • Auditory Hair Cells, Outer
  • Cochlear Outer Hair Cell
  • Cochlear Outer Hair Cells
  • Hair Cell, Auditory, Outer
  • Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer
  • Hair Cells, Auditory, Outer Inner
  • Outer Auditory Hair Cell
  • Outer Auditory Hair Cells
  • Outer Hair Cells
  • Hair Cells, Outer

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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2008 (1994)

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  • Hair Cells, Auditory (1980-1993)
  • Mechanoreceptors (1977-1979)
  • Organ of Corti (1966-1976)

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  2. A08w.675w.650w.915w.750w.600w.350.365
  3. A08w.800w.950w.750w.600w.350.365
  4. A09w.246w.300w.246w.577w.325.380
  5. A11w.671w.650w.250.315
  6. A11w.671w.650w.915w.750w.600w.350.365

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Auditory Outer Hair Cells. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018072. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018072
  2. Auditory Outer Hair Cells. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29642077