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retinal rod cell

Term ID
ZFA:0009275
Synonyms
  • retinal rod cells
Definition
One of the two photoreceptor cell types of the vertebrate retina. In rods the photopigment is in stacks of membranous disks separate from the outer cell membrane. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but rod mediated vision has less spatial and temporal resolution than cone vision.
Appears at
Unknown
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • CL:0000604
  • TAO:0009275
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