Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment

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Abstract

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.

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Vertebrate Photoreceptor Cells

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Retinal Inner Segment
Retinal Photoreceptor Inner Segment
Inner Segment, Retinal
Inner Segments, Retinal
Retinal Inner Segments
Cone Cell Inner Segment
Cone Inner Segment
Rod Cell Inner Segment
Rod Inner Segment
Cone Inner Segments
Inner Segment, Cone
Inner Segment, Rod
Inner Segments, Cone
Inner Segments, Rod
Rod Inner Segments

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14 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiation effects, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2009

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Previous Indexing

Photoreceptor Cells (1977-2008)

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References

National Library of Medicine. Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D055211. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D055211
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14859539