photoreceptor outer segment

The outer segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor that contains discs of photoreceptive membranes. [ISBN:0824072820]
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
IFT20 is required for opsin trafficking and photoreceptor outer segment development
The light-detecting outer segments of vertebrate photoreceptors are cilia. Like other cilia, all materials needed for assembly… (More)
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2010
2010
Restoration of photoreceptor outer segment after vitrectomy for retinal detachment.
PURPOSE To report photoreceptor restoration and visual outcomes after vitrectomy for retinal detachment. DESIGN Retrospective… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Restored photoreceptor outer segment and visual recovery after macular hole closure.
PURPOSE To evaluate restoration of the photoreceptor outer segment and visual outcomes in closed macular holes. DESIGN… (More)
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2007
2007
Loss of photoreceptor outer segment in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy.
OBJECTIVE To describe retinal changes in acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR). METHODS We investigated retinal function… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The intraflagellar transport protein, IFT88, is essential for vertebrate photoreceptor assembly and maintenance
Approximately 10% of the photoreceptor outer segment (OS) is turned over each day, requiring large amounts of lipid and protein… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Mertk triggers uptake of photoreceptor outer segments during phagocytosis by cultured retinal pigment epithelial cells.
The RCS rat is a widely studied model of recessively inherited retinal degeneration. The genetic defect, known as rdy (retinal… (More)
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Review
2001
Review
2001
Activation, deactivation, and adaptation in vertebrate photoreceptor cells.
Visual transduction captures widespread interest because its G-protein signaling motif recurs throughout nature yet is uniquely… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Restoration of photoreceptor ultrastructure and function in retinal degeneration slow mice by gene therapy
The gene Prph2 encodes a photoreceptor-specific membrane glycoprotein, peripherin-2 (also known as peripherin/rds), which is… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
A rhodopsin gene mutation responsible for autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa results in a protein that is defective in localization to the photoreceptor outer segment.
Over 45 mutations in the rhodopsin gene have been identified in patients with autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa, including… (More)
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Recovery of photoreceptor outer segment length and analysis of membrane assembly rates in regenerating primate photoreceptor outer segments.
PURPOSE Photoreceptor outer segments are in a dynamic state of membrane addition and disposal. This study was undertaken to… (More)
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