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outer hair cells
outer hair cells Outer hair cells are sensory cells in the organ of Corti of the inner ear.
Outer hair cells are sensory cells in the organ of Corti of the inner ear. In mammals, they are usually found in three or four rows on the outer side of the inner auditory hair cells, and their size and stereocilia length vary along the cochlea in ways that support responses to different sound frequencies.