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Photoreceptor Cells  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor
  • Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor
  • Cells, Ciliary Photoreceptor
  • Cells, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor
  • Ciliary Photoreceptor Cell
  • Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells
  • Photoreceptor Cell, Ciliary
  • Photoreceptor Cell, Rhabdomeric
  • Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary
  • Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric
  • Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cell
  • Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics

Scope note

  • Specialized cells that detect and transduce light. They are classified into two types based on their light reception structure, the ciliary photoreceptors and the rhabdomeric photoreceptors with MICROVILLI. Ciliary photoreceptor cells use OPSINS that activate a PHOSPHODIESTERASE phosphodiesterase cascade. Rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells use opsins that activate a PHOSPHOLIPASE C cascade.

History note

  • 2009 (1971)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • fotoreseptori
  • fotoreseptorisolu
  • fotoreseptorisolut
  • fotoreseptorit
  • näköreseptorisolu
  • näköreseptorisolut
  • valoaistinsolu
  • valoaistinsolut
  • valoreseptori
  • valoreseptorisolu
  • valoreseptorisolut
  • Swedish

  • Ciliära fotoreceptorer
  • Fotoreceptorer
  • Rabdomera fotoreceptorer

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010786

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