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Descriptor English: Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Descriptor Spanish: Segmento Externo de las Células Fotorreceptoras Retinianas
Descriptor segmento externo de las células fotorreceptoras retinianas
Scope note: Porción externa, sensible a la luz, de la célula fotorreceptora, bastón o cono. El segmento externo contiene una pila de discos de membranas cargadas con pigmentos fotorreceptores (PIGMENTOS RETINIANOS). El segmento externo está conectado al segmento interno mediante un CILIO CONECTOR DE LOS FOTORRECEPTORES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Segmento Externo das Células Fotorreceptoras da Retina
Descriptor French: Segment externe de cellule photoréceptrice rétinienne
Entry term(s): Outer Segment, Retinal
Outer Segments, Retinal
Retinal Outer Segment
Retinal Outer Segments
Retinal Photoreceptor Outer Segment
Tree number(s): A08.675.650.850.625.670.375
A08.675.650.915.937.670.375
A08.800.950.937.670.375
A09.371.729.831.625.670.375
A11.671.650.850.625.670.375
A11.671.650.915.937.670.375
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055214
Scope note: The light sensitive outer portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. The outer segment contains a stack of disk membranes laden with photoreceptive pigments (RETINAL PIGMENTS). The outer segment is connected to the inner segment by a PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM.
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: Retina (1964-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 52976
Unique ID: D055214
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment - Preferred
Concept UI M0515670
Scope note The light sensitive outer portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. The outer segment contains a stack of disk membranes laden with photoreceptive pigments (RETINAL PIGMENTS). The outer segment is connected to the inner segment by a PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM.
Preferred term Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment
Entry term(s) Outer Segment, Retinal
Outer Segments, Retinal
Retinal Outer Segment
Retinal Outer Segments
Retinal Photoreceptor Outer Segment



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