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Descriptor
English
:
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Descriptor
Spanish
:
segmento externo de las células fotorreceptoras retinianas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Segmento Externo das Células Fotorreceptoras da Retina
Synonyms
English
:
Outer Segment, Retinal
Outer Segments, Retinal
Retinal Outer Segment
Retinal Outer Segments
Retinal Photoreceptor Outer Segment
Tree Number:
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
Definition
English
:
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.
History Note
English
:
2009
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
52976
Unique Identifier:
D055214
Occurrence in VHL
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