Xenopus Anatomy Ontology

Last uploaded: September 3, 2024
Id http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004112
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/XAO_0004112
Preferred Name

retinal rod cell

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.
Synonyms
rod photoreceptor cell
eye photoreceptor cell (rod)
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