Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
Visual phototransduction — is a process by which light is converted into electrical signals in the rod cells, cone cells and photosensitive ganglion cells of the retina of the eye.The visual cycle is the biological conversion of a photon into an electrical signal in the… … Wikipedia
rod cell — noun a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light • Syn: ↑rod, ↑retinal rod • Hypernyms: ↑visual cell • Part Holonyms: ↑retina • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cone cell — noun a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color • Syn: ↑cone, ↑retinal cone • Hypernyms: ↑visual cell • Part Holonyms: ↑retina • Part Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Visual system — The visual system includes the eyes, the connecting pathways through to the visual cortex and other parts of the brain. The illustration shows the mammalian system. The visual system is the part of the central nervous system which enables… … Wikipedia
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Photoreceptor cell — This article is about cellular photoreceptors. For other types of photoreceptors, see Photoreceptor (disambiguation). Rods and cones redirects here. For the Blue Man Group song, see Rods and Cones (song). Neuron: Photoreceptor Cell … Wikipedia
Photosensitive ganglion cell — Section of retina: light strikes first the ganglion cell layer, last the rods and cones Photosensitive ganglion cells, also called photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (pRGC), intrinsically photosensitive Retinal Ganglion Cells (ipRGC) or… … Wikipedia
Rod cell — NOTOC Infobox neuron neuron name = Rod cell image neuron = Fig retine.png caption neuron = Cross section of the retina. Rods are visible at far right. location = Retina function = Low light photoreceptor neurotranmitter = Glutamate morphology =… … Wikipedia
Trk receptor — Trk receptors are a family of tyrosine kinases that regulates synaptic strength and plasticity in the mammalian nervous system.cite journal |author=Huang EJ, Reichardt LF |title=Trk receptors: roles in neuronal signal transduction |journal=Annu.… … Wikipedia