Related MeSH Hierarchy (7)
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Peripheral Nervous System » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Sense Organs [A09] » Eye » Retina » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Anatomy [A] » Animal Structures [A13] » Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Description
Specialized cells in the invertebrates that detect and transduce light. They are predominantly rhabdomeric with an array of photosensitive microvilli. Illumination depolarizes invertebrate photoreceptors by stimulating Na+ influx across the plasma membrane. MeSH
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