retinal rod cell

created [InstanceEdit:2473613] Jassal, Bijay, 2012-09-24
databaseName CL
dbId 2473612
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.
displayName retinal rod cell
identifier 0000604
name
  • retinal rod cell
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:2473614] CL
schemaClass CellType
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ols4/ontologies/cl/classes?obo_id=CL:0000604
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