Preferred Name |
retinal rod cell |
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Synonyms |
rod photoreceptor cell eye photoreceptor cell (rod) |
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Definitions |
One of the two photoreceptor cell types of the retina. In rods the photopigment is in stacks of membranous disks separate from the outer cell membrane. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but rod mediated vision has less spatial and temporal resolution than cone vision. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004112 |
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created_by |
xenbase3 |
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creation_date |
2011-08-25T10:22:13Z |
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database_cross_reference |
CL:0000604 |
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definition |
One of the two photoreceptor cell types of the retina. In rods the photopigment is in stacks of membranous disks separate from the outer cell membrane. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but rod mediated vision has less spatial and temporal resolution than cone vision. |
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has_exact_synonym |
rod photoreceptor cell eye photoreceptor cell (rod) |
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has_obo_namespace |
xenopus_anatomy |
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id |
XAO:0004112 |
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label |
retinal rod cell |
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notation |
XAO:0004112 |
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prefLabel |
retinal rod cell |
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