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Descriptor English:   Spiral Ligament of Cochlea 
Descriptor Spanish:   Ligamento Espiral de la Cóclea 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ligamento Espiral da Cóclea 
Synonyms English:   Cochlea Spiral Ligament
Cochlea Spiral Ligaments
Ligament, Spiral
Ligaments, Spiral
Spiral Ligament
Spiral Ligaments  
Tree Number:   A09.246.300.246.965
Definition English:   A spiral thickening of the fibrous lining of the cochlear wall. Spiral ligament secures the membranous COCHLEAR DUCT to the bony spiral canal of the COCHLEA. Its spiral ligament fibrocytes function in conjunction with the STRIA VASCULARIS to mediate cochlear ion homeostasis. 
History Note English:   2009 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AB abnormalities AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply CH chemistry
CY cytology DG diagnostic imaging
DE drug effects EM embryology
EN enzymology GD growth & development
IM immunology IN injuries
IR innervation ME metabolism
MI microbiology PS parasitology
PA pathology PH physiology
PP physiopathology RE radiation effects
SU surgery TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure VI virology
Record Number:   52977 
Unique Identifier:   D055493 

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