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... > Body Regions > Head > Face > Eye > Retina > Retinal Neurons > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
... > Sense Organs > Eye > Retina > Retinal Neurons > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
... > Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Retinal Neurons > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Retinal Neurons > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Sensory Receptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
... > Cells > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
... > Nervous System > Neurons > Neurons, Afferent > Sensory Receptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Animal Structures > Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate

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Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate  

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Definition

  • Specialized cells in the invertebrates that detect and transduce light. They are predominantly rhabdomeric with an array of photosensitive microvilli. Illumination depolarizes invertebrate photoreceptors by stimulating Na+ influx across the plasma membrane.

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  • Invertebrate Photoreceptor Cells
  • Invertebrate Photoreceptors
  • Photoreceptors, Invertebrate

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