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Kimura membrane

The thickening of the lower surface of the tectorial membrane into which the hair bundles of the outer hair cells are embedded.

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What is the Kimura membrane?

The thickening of the lower surface of the tectorial membrane into which the hair bundles of the outer hair cells are embedded.

References

  1. UBERON — UBERON:0035941 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.