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] |
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 |
Name: | lacks parts or has fewer parts of type |
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Synonyms: | loss of |
Definition: | The bearer of this quality has_part < n of the indicated entity type, where n is the normal amount for a comparable organism. Note that the bearer of the quality is the whole, not the part. Formally: If a bearer entity e has fewer parts of type X at time t, then the number of instances x of X at t such that x part_of e is < n, where n is either the normal number for comparable entities, or n is stated explicitly. This case includes the limit case, where the bearer lacks all parts of the specified type. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001999] |
Name: | ribbon synapse |
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Synonyms: | synapsis fasciolaris |
Definition: | Type of synapse characterized by an electron-dense ribbon, lamella (bar) or spherical body in the presynaptic process cytoplasm. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097470] QuickGO AmiGO |