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also: cells of Boettcher; also misspelled frequently Bottcher's cells.
These cells are found in the organ of Corti where they are present only in the lower turn of the cochlea, which responds to high-frequency sound. Boettcher's cells lie on the basilar membrane beneath Claudius' cells and are completely covered by Hensen's cells and Claudius' cells. They are organized in rows with the number of rows varying between species (Ramprashad et al, 1983). The cells interdigitate with each other, and project microvilli into the intercellular space.
These cells are considered supporting cells for the auditory hair cells
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