"Semicircular Canals" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Three long canals (anterior, posterior, and lateral) of the bony labyrinth. They are set at right angles to each other and are situated posterosuperior to the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH). The semicircular canals have five openings into the vestibule with one shared by the anterior and the posterior canals. Within the canals are the SEMICIRCULAR DUCTS.
| Descriptor ID |
D012665
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.663
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| Concept/Terms |
Semicircular Canals- Semicircular Canals
- Canal, Semicircular
- Canals, Semicircular
- Semicircular Canal
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Semicircular Canals" by people in Profiles.
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Guth PS, Fermin CD, Pantoja M, Edwards R, Norris C. Hair cells of different shapes and their placement along the frog crista ampullaris. Hear Res. 1994 Feb; 73(1):109-15.
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Guth P, Norris C, Fermin CD, Pantoja M. The correlated blanching of synaptic bodies and reduction in afferent firing rates caused by transmitter-depleting agents in the frog semicircular canal. Hear Res. 1993 Apr; 66(2):143-9.