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Outer segment disc shedding — The retina contains two types of photoreceptors – rods and cones. There are about 6 7 million cones that provide color vision to the eye, and they are very concentrated in a central spot in the retina, called the macula. However, the rods are… … Wikipedia
outer segment — the portion of a retinal rod or cone that is between the inner segment and the pigmented epithelium. This part of a cone is cone shaped; this part of a rod is cylindrical and contains rhodopsin … Medical dictionary
Rod cell — NOTOC Infobox neuron neuron name = Rod cell image neuron = Fig retine.png caption neuron = Cross section of the retina. Rods are visible at far right. location = Retina function = Low light photoreceptor neurotranmitter = Glutamate morphology =… … Wikipedia
Rod — /rod/, n. a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney. * * * (as used in expressions) Carew Rod eccentric and rod mechanism hot rod * * * ▪ measurement old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations… … Universalium
rod — rodless, adj. rodlike, adj. /rod/, n., v., rodded, rodding. n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. See… … Universalium
Outer nuclear layer — Section of retina. (Outer nuclear layer labeled at right, fourth from the bottom.) … Wikipedia
Outer plexiform layer — Section of retina. (Outer plexiform layer labeled at right, sixth from the top.) … Wikipedia
retinal rod — Major photoreceptor cell of vertebrate retina (about 125 million in a human eye). Columnar cells (about 40 m m long, 1 m m diameter) having three distinct regions: a region adjacent to, and synapsed with, the neural layer of the retina contains… … Dictionary of molecular biology
inner segment — the portion of a retinal rod or cone that is between the external limiting layer and the outer segment; this part is usually thicker on a cone than on a rod … Medical dictionary
ROSP — rod outer segment protein … Medical dictionary
