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Anatomy [A] » Sense Organs [A09] » Eye » Retina » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Peripheral Nervous System » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells
Description
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. MeSH
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