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Retinal Rod Cell

Retinal Rod Cell

Rod cells are retinal photoreceptors that are highly sensitive to dim light.

CELL ONTOLOGY IDENTIFIERCL:0000604View source record ↗

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Rod cells are retinal photoreceptors that are highly sensitive to dim light.

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Body systemNervous System
Typical locationRetina
Lineage / classRetinal photoreceptor
Cell Ontology IDCL:0000604

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ConceptMajor Human Cell TypesincludesCell typePhotoreceptor Cellincludes
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Major Human Cell Types · ConceptINCLUDES →Retinal Rod Cell · Cell type
Photoreceptor Cell · Cell typeINCLUDES →Retinal Rod Cell · Cell type
Retinal Rod 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

Retinal Rod Cell is represented as a distinct cell-type class in the Cell Ontology (CL:0000604).