"Endolymphatic Sac" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The blind pouch at the end of the endolymphatic duct. It is a storage reservoir for excess ENDOLYMPH, formed by the blood vessels in the membranous labyrinth.
| Descriptor ID |
D004712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.909.957.360.701
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| Concept/Terms |
Endolymphatic Sac- Endolymphatic Sac
- Endolymphatic Sacs
- Sac, Endolymphatic
- Sacs, Endolymphatic
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Yoshihara T, Kaname H, Narita N, Ishii T, Igarashi M, Fermin CD. Development of the endolymphatic sac in chick embryos, with reference to the degradation of otoconia. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1992; 54(5):235-40.
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Fermin CD, Igarashi M, Yoshihara T. Ultrastructural changes of statoconia after segmentation of the otolithic membrane. Hear Res. 1987; 28(1):23-34.