Preferred Label : retinal photoreceptor cell inner segment;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : inner segment, retinal; inner segments, retinal; retinal inner segment; retinal inner segments; retinal photoreceptor inner segment;
MeSH hyponym : cone cell inner segment; rod cell inner segment; Rod Inner Segment; Inner Segment, Rod; Inner Segments, Rod; Rod Inner Segments; Cone Inner Segment; Cone Inner Segments; Inner Segment, Cone; Inner Segments, Cone;
Origin ID : D055211;
UMLS CUI : C2350297;
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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.