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: | photoreceptor inner segment |
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Definition: | The inner segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor containing mitochondria, ribosomes and membranes where opsin molecules are assembled and passed to be part of the outer segment discs. |
Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001917] QuickGO AmiGO |
Name: | Ab1-got2 | ||||||
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Previous Names: | anti-mAAT (1), anti-glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2 (1), anti-mitochondrial aspartate aminotransferase (1) | ||||||
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Name: | decreased amount |
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Synonyms: | decreased, decreased number, present in fewer numbers in organism, reduced, subnumerary |
Definition: | An amount which is relatively low. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001997] |