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Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells

Photosensitive afferent neurons located in the peripheral retina, with their density increases radially away from the FOVEA CENTRALIS. Being much more sensitive to light than the RETINAL CONE CELLS, the rod cells are responsible for twilight vision (at scotopic intensities) as well as peripheral vision, but provide no color discrimination.

Year introduced: 2009 (1994)

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Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.850.625.670.650, A08.675.650.915.937.670.650, A08.800.950.937.670.650, A09.371.729.831.625.670.650, A11.671.650.850.625.670.650, A11.671.650.915.937.670.650

MeSH Unique ID: D017948

Entry Terms:

  • Retinal Rod
  • Retinal Rods
  • Rod, Retinal
  • Rods, Retinal
  • Photoreceptors, Rod
  • Photoreceptor, Rod
  • Rod Photoreceptor
  • Rod Photoreceptors
  • Rods (Retina)
  • Rod (Retina)
  • Retinal Rod Photoreceptors
  • Retinal Rod Cells
  • Cell, Retinal Rod
  • Cells, Retinal Rod
  • Rod Cell, Retinal
  • Rod Cells, Retinal
  • Retinal Rod Photoreceptor
  • Photoreceptor, Retinal Rod
  • Photoreceptors, Retinal Rod
  • Rod Photoreceptor, Retinal
  • Rod Photoreceptors, Retinal
  • Rod Photoreceptor Cells
  • Cell, Rod Photoreceptor
  • Cells, Rod Photoreceptor
  • Photoreceptor Cell, Rod
  • Photoreceptor Cells, Rod
  • Rod Photoreceptor Cell
  • Retinal Rod Cell

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