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Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment
Tree Number(s)
A08.675.650.850.625.670.237
A08.675.650.915.937.670.237
A08.800.950.937.670.237
A09.371.729.831.625.670.237
A11.671.650.850.625.670.237
A11.671.650.915.937.670.237
Unique ID
D055211
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055211
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cone Cell Inner Segment
Cone Inner Segment
Retinal Inner Segment
Retinal Photoreceptor Inner Segment
Rod Cell Inner Segment
Rod Inner Segment
Previous Indexing
Photoreceptor Cells (1977-2008)
Public MeSH Note
2009
History Note
2009
Date Established
2009/01/01
Date of Entry
2008/07/08
Revision Date
2009/01/01
Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment Preferred
Rod Cell Inner Segment Narrower
Cone Cell Inner Segment Narrower
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