sensory epithelial cell
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000098
A specialized epithelial cell involved in sensory perception. Restricted to special sense organs of the olfactory, gustatory, and vestibulocochlear receptor systems; contain sensory cells surrounded by supportive, non-receptive cells. [ GOC:tfm http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0517223651&isbn=1/ http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0721662544&isbn=1/ ]
Term info
- BTO:0004301
The term "neuroepithelial cell" is used to describe both this cell type and neurecto-epithelial cell (CL:0000710).
neuroepithelial cell