retinal rod


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Noun1.retinal rod - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
rod cell, rod
retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
visual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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Molday, "The 220-kDa Rim protein of retinal rod outer segments is a member of the ABC transporter superfamily," Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol.
Correlation of Macular Focal Electroretinogram with Ellipsoid Zone Extension in Stargardt Disease
Molday, "Glycoproteins specific for the retinal rod outer segment plasma membrane," Biochimica et Biophysica Acta--Biomembranes, vol.
Culture and characterization of microglia from the adult murine retina
Synaptophysin knockout mice exhibited a significant decrease in synaptic vesicles in retinal rod photoreceptors which disturbs neurotransmitter release and synaptic networkactivity [27].
The proinflammatory cytokine high-mobility group box-1 mediates retinal neuropathy induced by diabetes

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