Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
"Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The light sensitive outer portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. The outer segment contains a stack of disk membranes laden with photoreceptive pigments (RETINAL PIGMENTS). The outer segment is connected to the inner segment by a PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D055214
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.850.625.670.375 A08.675.650.915.937.670.375 A08.800.950.937.670.375 A09.371.729.831.625.670.375 A11.671.650.850.625.670.375 A11.671.650.915.937.670.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment- Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
- Retinal Photoreceptor Outer Segment
- Retinal Outer Segment
- Outer Segment, Retinal
- Outer Segments, Retinal
- Retinal Outer Segments
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