"Tectorial Membrane" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A membrane, attached to the bony SPIRAL LAMINA, overlying and coupling with the hair cells of the ORGAN OF CORTI in the inner ear. It is a glycoprotein-rich keratin-like layer containing fibrils embedded in a dense amorphous substance.
| Descriptor ID |
D013680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.246.292.938
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| Concept/Terms |
Tectorial Membrane- Tectorial Membrane
- Membrane, Tectorial
- Membranes, Tectorial
- Tectorial Membranes
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Zenner HP, Reuter G, Zimmermann U, Gitter AH, Fermin C, LePage EL. Transitory endolymph leakage induced hearing loss and tinnitus: depolarization, biphasic shortening and loss of electromotility of outer hair cells. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1994; 251(3):143-53.
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Cohen GM, Fermin CD. Development of the embryonic chick's tectorial membrane. Hear Res. 1985 Apr; 18(1):29-39.