Photoreceptor Cells

"Photoreceptor Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D010786
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.650.850.625 A08.675.650.915.937 A08.800.950.937 A09.371.729.831.625 A11.671.650.850.625 A11.671.650.915.937
Concept/Terms	Photoreceptor Cells Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Photoreceptor Cells, Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Photoreceptor Ciliary Photoreceptor Cell Photoreceptor Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Ciliary Photoreceptors Ciliary Photoreceptor Photoreceptor, Ciliary Photoreceptors, Ciliary Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cell Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors Photoreceptor, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Photoreceptor Cells".

Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Neurons, Afferent [A08.675.650]
Retinal Neurons [A08.675.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.675.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.800.950]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937]
Sense Organs [A09]
Eye [A09.371]
Retina [A09.371.729]
Retinal Neurons [A09.371.729.831]
Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]
Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
Retinal Neurons [A11.671.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A11.671.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937]

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