kinocilia — plural of kinocilium … Dictionary of ichthyology
mechanoreception — See mechanoreceptor. * * * Ability to detect and respond to mechanical stimuli in one s environment. A slight deformation of a mechanoreceptive neuron causes an electric charge at its surface, activating a response. Mechanoreceptors in pain spots … Universalium
Flamingo (protein) — Flamingo is a member of the adhesion GPCR family of proteins. Flamingo has sequence homology to cadherins and G protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Flamingo was originally identified as a Drosophila protein involved in planar cell polarity. [T.… … Wikipedia
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
ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium). The human ear, like … Universalium
kinocilial — adjective Of or pertaining to kinocilia … Wiktionary
kinociliar — adjective Of or pertaining to kinocilia … Wiktionary
kinociliary — adjective Of or pertaining to kinocilia … Wiktionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
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