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Photoreceptors

Known as: Photoreceptor cell, Photoreceptor Cells, visual receptor 
Specialized cells that detect and transduce light. They are classified into two types based on their light reception structure, the ciliary… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (5)

Afferent neuronEye - Retina (MMHCC)RetinaSensory Receptor Cells

Narrower (6)

Ciliary Photoreceptor CellsPhotoreceptor Cells, InvertebratePhotoreceptor Cells, VertebrateRetinal Cone
Differentiated RetinoblastomaDiffuse RetinoblastomaExtraocular retinoblastomaFamilial Retinoblastoma

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Review
2004
Review
2004
The archaeal sensory rhodopsin II/transducer complex: a model for transmembrane signal transfer
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Neurochemistry of the mammalian cone `synaptic complex'
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The β subunit of cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase mRNA is deficient in canine rod-cone dysplasia 1
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Primary structure of cAMP‐gated channel from bovine olfactory epithelium
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Molecular characterization and expression of sevenless, a gene involved in neuronal pattern formation in the Drosophila eye
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
C-kinase activation prolongs Ca2+-dependent inactivation of K+ currents.
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effects of antioxidant nutrient deficiency on the retina and retinal pigment epithelium of albino rats: a light and electron microscopic study.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Studies on the distribution of taurine and other neuroactive amino acids in the retina.
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
Anatomical, electrophysiological and pigmentary aspects of vision in the bush baby: an interpretative study.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Tropistic responses of zygotes of the Fucaceae to polarized light.
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