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A special type of cilium on the apex of hair cells, located in the sensory epithelium of the vertebrate inner ear and involved in the senses of movement and hearing.
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Kinocilium — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Caption2 = MapPos = MapCaption = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = k 03 DorlandsSuf = 12471150 A kinocilium is a… … Wikipedia
Kinocilium — Darstellung von Zilien unter dem Elektronenmikroskop. Sichtbar ist die 9x2+2 Struktur. Als Zilie oder Cilium (lat., n.; auch Kinozilie, Flimmerhärchen, Wimper) bezeichnet man 5–10 µm lange und 250 nm dicke Zytoplasmafortsätze von eukaryotischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
kinocilium — (plural klinocilia)) a motile cilium, especially one that occurs alone at the end of a sensory hair cell of the inner ear among numerous non motile cilia. The more numerous, shorter cilia are called stereocilia … Dictionary of ichthyology
kinocilium — A cilium, usually motile, having nine peripheral double microtubules and two single central ones. [kino + cilium] * * * ki·no·cil·i·um .kī nō sil ē əm n, pl cil·ia ē ə a motile cilium esp one that occurs alone at the end of a sensory … Medical dictionary
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senses — Introduction also called sensory reception or sense perception means by which animals (animal) detect and respond to stimuli in their internal and external environments. The senses of animals are most usefully described in terms of the kind … Universalium
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