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Preferred term

Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

  • Inner Segment, Retinal
  • Inner Segments, Retinal
  • Retinal Inner Segment
  • Retinal Inner Segments
  • Retinal Photoreceptor Inner Segment

Scope note

  • The inner portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell, situated between the PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM and the synapse with the adjacent neurons (RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS). The inner segment contains the cell body, the nucleus, the mitochondria, and apparatus for protein synthesis.

History note

  • 2009

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055211

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