Term: eye photoreceptor cell periciliary membrane compartment
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Name: eye photoreceptor cell
Synonyms: eye photoreceptor cells
Definition:
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009154]
Name: periciliary membrane compartment
Synonyms: PCMC
Definition: A plasma membrane region adjacent to the base of eukaryotic cilia and flagella that is enriched in endocytosis-associated proteins and vesicles and that appears to regulate ciliary membrane homeostasis.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:1990075]    QuickGO    AmiGO