Cochlea
"Cochlea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The part of the inner ear (LABYRINTH) that is concerned with hearing. It forms the anterior part of the labyrinth, as a snail-like structure that is situated almost horizontally anterior to the VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH.
| Descriptor ID |
D003051
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.246.631.246
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Forrest D, Erway LC, Ng L, Altschuler R, Curran T. Thyroid hormone receptor beta is essential for development of auditory function. Nat Genet. 1996 Jul; 13(3):354-7.