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 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0517223651 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0721662544 ]
Term information
The term "neuroepithelial cell" is used to describe both this cell type and neurecto-epithelial cell (CL:0000710).