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Photoreceptor Cell

Photoreceptor Cell

Photoreceptor cells convert light into changes in electrical signaling in the retina.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000210View source record ↗

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Photoreceptor cells convert light into changes in electrical signaling in the retina.

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Body systemNervous System
Typical locationLight-sensitive layer of the retina
Lineage / classRetinal neural cell
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000210

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typeNeuronincludesCell typeRetinal Rod CellincludesCell typeRetinal Cone Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Photoreceptor Cell · Cell type
Neuron · Cell typeINCLUDES →Photoreceptor Cell · Cell type
Photoreceptor Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Neuron · Cell type
Photoreceptor Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Retinal Rod Cell · Cell type
Retinal Rod Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Photoreceptor Cell · Cell type
Photoreceptor Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Retinal Cone Cell · Cell type
Retinal Cone Cell · Cell typeSUBTYPE OF →Photoreceptor Cell · Cell type

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databaseCell Ontology (CL)OBO Foundry · European Bioinformatics Institute Ontology Lookup Service
Research Claims

Photoreceptor Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000210).