Preferred Label : retinal rod photoreceptor cells;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : photoreceptors, rod; rod (retina); cell, retinal rod; cell, rod photoreceptor; cells, retinal rod; photoreceptor cells, rod; photoreceptor, retinal rod; retinal rod cells; retinal rod photoreceptor; retinal rod photoreceptors; rod cell, retinal; rod cells, retinal; rods (Retina); photoreceptor cell, rod; rod photoreceptor cell; photoreceptors, retinal rod; rod photoreceptor, retinal; rod photoreceptors, retinal; rod photoreceptors; photoreceptor, rod; rod photoreceptor; rod photoreceptor cells; cells, rod photoreceptor; Retinal Rod; Retinal Rods; Rod, Retinal; Rods, Retinal;
MeSH hyponym : retinal rod cell;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod (retina);
Origin ID : D017948;
UMLS CUI : C0206427;
Allowable qualifiers
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
- See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- Semantic type(s)
- Cell [UMLS semantic type]
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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.
