Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment (definition)

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Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment

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Definition: The inner portion of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell, situated between the PHOTORECEPTOR CONNECTING CILIUM and the synapse with the adjacent neurons (RETINAL BIPOLAR CELLS; RETINAL HORIZONTAL CELLS). The inner segment contains the cell body, the nucleus, the mitochondria, and apparatus for protein synthesis.

Other names Rod Inner Segments; Retinal Inner Segments; Inner Segments, Rod; Inner Segments, Retinal; Inner Segments, Cone; Inner Segment, Rod; Inner Segment, Retinal; Inner Segment, Cone; Cone Inner Segments; Rod Inner Segment; Retinal Photoreceptor Inner Segment; Retinal Inner Segment; Cone Inner Segment; Rod Cell Inner Segment; Cone Cell Inner Segment

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