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Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Anatomy [A] » Nervous System [A08] » Peripheral Nervous System » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Anatomy [A] » Sense Organs [A09] » Eye » Retina » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Retinal Neurons » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Anatomy [A] » Cells [A11] » Neurons » Neurons, Afferent » Sensory Receptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells » Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate » Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Description
The light sensitive outer portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. The outer segment contains a stack of disk membranes laden with photoreceptive pigments (RETINAL PIGMENTS). The outer segment is connected to the inner segment by a PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM. MeSH
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