| Term: | long double cone cell cone cell pedicle |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | long double cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | red-sensitive cone cell, unequal double cone cell |
| Definition: | Retinal cone cell with a long outer segment that form pairs with the short double cone cell as part of the retinal cone mosaic pattern. The long double cone cell is positioned immediately adjacent to the long single cone cell and is sensitive to red light. The double cone cells have membrane projections at the level of the lobed nucleus. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005945] |
| Name: | cone cell pedicle |
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| Synonyms: | cone pedicle |
| Definition: | A specialized axon terminus which is produced by retinal cone cells. Pedicles are large, conical, flat end-feet (8-10 micrometers diameter) of the retinal cone axon that lie more or less side by side on the same plane at the outer edge of the outer plexiform layer (OPL). |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0044316] QuickGO AmiGO |