Deiters' cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of cell found in the inner ear, containing microfilaments and microtubules that run from the basilar membrane to the reticular membrane of the inner ear.

Word forms

Deiters' cell Deiters' cells

Etymology

Named after neuroanatomist Otto Deiters.

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