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Preferred term

Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Photosensitive afferent neurons located primarily within the FOVEA CENTRALIS of the MACULA LUTEA. There are three major types of cone cells (red, blue, and green) whose photopigments have different spectral sensitivity curves. Retinal cone cells operate in daylight vision (at photopic intensities) providing color recognition and central visual acuity.

Entry terms

  • Cone Photoreceptor Cells
  • Cone Photoreceptors
  • Cones (Retina)
  • Photoreceptors, Cone
  • Retinal Cone
  • Retinal Cone Cells
  • Retinal Cone Photoreceptors

In other languages

  • French

  • Cellules en cône de la rétine
  • Cellules photoréceptrices rétiniennes en cône
  • Cônes (rétine)
  • Cônes de la rétine
  • Cônes photorécepteurs
  • Cônes photorécepteurs de la rétine
  • Cônes rétiniens
  • Photorécepteurs cônes

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DXJT5NJV-P

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