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Descriptor English: Rod Cell Outer Segment
Descriptor Spanish: Segmento Externo de la Célula en Bastón
Descriptor segmento externo de la célula bastón
Entry term(s) segmento externo de los bastones
Scope note: Porción de la célula retiniana bastón, situada entre el SEGMENTO INTERNO DEL BASTÓN y el EPITELIO PIGMENTARIO RETINIANO. Contiene una pila de discos membranosos fotosensibles cargados de RODOPSINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Segmento Externo da Célula Bastonete
Descriptor French: Segment externe de cellule en bâtonnet
Entry term(s): Outer Segment, Rod
Outer Segments, Rod
Rod Outer Segment
Rod Outer Segments
Tree number(s): A08.675.650.850.625.670.375.500
A08.675.650.850.625.670.650.650
A08.675.650.915.937.670.375.500
A08.675.650.915.937.670.650.650
A08.800.950.937.670.375.500
A08.800.950.937.670.650.650
A09.371.729.831.625.670.375.500
A09.371.729.831.625.670.650.650
A11.671.650.850.625.670.375.500
A11.671.650.850.625.670.650.650
A11.671.650.915.937.670.375.500
A11.671.650.915.937.670.650.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012374
Scope note: The portion of a retinal rod cell situated between the ROD INNER SEGMENT and the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. It contains a stack of photosensitive disk membranes laden with RHODOPSIN.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Rods and Cones (1966-1980)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see ROD OUTER SEGMENTS 1991-2008, see RODS AND CONES 1981-1990
History Note: 2009(1981)
DeCS ID: 12749
Unique ID: D012374
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1980/04/09
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Rod Cell Outer Segment - Preferred
Concept UI M0019236
Scope note The portion of a retinal rod cell situated between the ROD INNER SEGMENT and the RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM. It contains a stack of photosensitive disk membranes laden with RHODOPSIN.
Preferred term Rod Cell Outer Segment
Entry term(s) Outer Segment, Rod
Outer Segments, Rod
Rod Outer Segment
Rod Outer Segments



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