Photoreceptor

Introduction: Photoreceptor

Description of Photoreceptor

Photoreceptor: Cells specialized to detect and transduce light.
Source: MeSH 2007

Photoreceptor: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Photoreceptor:

• Receptor
• Sensitive
• Light
• Retinal
• Retinal disease
• Retinal disorder
• Cone
• SYN
• Photoceptor
• Span

Terms associated with Photoreceptor:

Terms Similar to Photoreceptor:

• Photoreceptors, Retinal

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Phototransduction
• Retinal Pigments

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Photoreceptor:

• Retinal Ganglion Cells
• Photoreceptors, Invertebrate
• Photoreceptors, Vertebrate

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Photoreceptor

• Neurons, Afferent
• Receptors, Sensory
• Retina

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Photoreceptor

The following list attempts to classify Photoreceptor into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Neurons
    • Neurons, Afferent
      • Photoreceptors

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
    • Nerve Endings
      • Receptors, Sensory
        • Photoreceptors

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Sense Organs
  • Eye
    • Retina
      • Photoreceptors

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Cells
  • Neurons
    • Neurons, Afferent
      • Photoreceptors

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