| Term: | retinal photoreceptor layer retinal cone cell |
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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: | retinal photoreceptor layer |
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| Synonyms: | retinal photoreceptor layers |
| Definition: | The layer within the retina where the photoreceptor cell receptor segments reside. This layer is closest to the sclera. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000143] |
| Name: | retinal cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | retinal cone cells |
| Definition: | One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009262] |