- Deiters cells
- the outer phalangeal cells of the organ of Corti; they support the outer hair cells.
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Deiters cells
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Deiters cells — Deiter s Cells (also called phalangeal cells) contain both micro filaments and micro tubules which run from the Basilar membrane to the Reticular connective tissue.[1] References ^ Hall pp51 Bibliography Hall, James W. (200) Handbook of… … Wikipedia
Deiters cells etc. — Dei·ters cells, etc. (diґterz) [Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters, German anatomist, 1834–1863] see under cell, frame, nucleus, phalanx, process, and see tractus vestibulospinalis … Medical dictionary
deiters' cell — ˈdīd.ə(r)z , (r)s(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Otto F. K. Deiters died 1863 German physician 1. : one of the modified supporting cells prolonged into a process ending in a terminal plate that are placed among and… … Useful english dictionary
Deiters terminal frame — plates in the lamina reticularis that unite Deiters phalanges with Hensen cells … Medical dictionary
Deiters — Otto F.K., German anatomist, 1834–1863. See D. cells, under cell, D. terminal frames, under frame, D. nucleus … Medical dictionary
Deiters phalanges — modified cuticular plates forming the ends of sustentacular epithelial cells of the reticular membrane of the organ of Corti … Medical dictionary
Otto Deiters — Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters (1834 1863) Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters (November 15, 1834 – December 5, 1863) was a German neuroanatomist. He was born in Bonn, studied at the University of Bonn, and spent most of his professional career in Bonn. He… … Wikipedia
phalangeal cells — rows of supporting cells between the sensory hair cells of the organ of Corti (see cochlea). * * * elongated supporting cells of the organ of Corti with bases that rest on the basilar membrane adjacent to the pillar cells. Inner phalangeal cells… … Medical dictionary
Otto Friedrich Karl Deiters — (1834 1863) was a German neuroanatomist. He was born in Bonn, studied at the University of Bonn, and spent most of his professional career in Bonn. He is remembered for his microscopic research of the brain and spinal cord.Around 1860, Deiters… … Wikipedia
cell of Deiters — cell of Dei·ters dīt ərz, ərs n one of the modified supporting cells prolonged into a process ending in a terminal plate that are placed among and alternate with the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti called also Deiters cell Dei·ters dīt ərs … Medical dictionary
