| umls-concept:C0230626 | skos:definition | GO: An actin-based protrusion from the apical surface of auditory and vestibular hair cells. Bundles of stereocilia act as mechanosensory organelles. [GOC:ecd, PMID:15661519, PMID:7840137],MSH: Mechanosensing organelles of hair cells which respond to fluid motion or fluid pressure changes. They have various functions in many different animals, but are primarily used in hearing.,NCI: A non-motile microvillus-like structure found in certain epithelial tissues. It is comprised of plasma membrane that is supported by longitudinal actin filaments. | lld:umls |
