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sensory epithelium
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Simple columnar epithelium made up of cells specialized to serve as sensory cells for the reception of external stimuli, as the sensory cells of the cochlea, vestibule, nasal mucosa, and tongue. [ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000314 ]
Term info
Label
sensory epithelium
external ontology notes
note that the definition sourced from Dorlands say 'simple columnar', but FMA says atypical
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
neuroepithelium
id
UBERON:0006934