Photoreceptor Cells

"Photoreceptor Cells" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Specialized cells that detect and transduce light. They are classified into two types based on their light reception structure, the ciliary photoreceptors and the rhabdomeric photoreceptors with MICROVILLI. Ciliary photoreceptor cells use OPSINS that activate a PHOSPHODIESTERASE phosphodiesterase cascade. Rhabdomeric photoreceptor cells use opsins that activate a PHOSPHOLIPASE C cascade.

Descriptor ID	D010786
MeSH Number(s)	A08.675.650.850.625 A08.675.650.915.937 A08.800.950.937 A09.371.729.831.625 A11.671.650.850.625 A11.671.650.915.937
Concept/Terms	Photoreceptor Cells Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Photoreceptor Cells, Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Photoreceptor Ciliary Photoreceptor Cell Photoreceptor Cell, Ciliary Photoreceptor Cells, Ciliary Ciliary Photoreceptors Ciliary Photoreceptor Photoreceptor, Ciliary Photoreceptors, Ciliary Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Photoreceptor Cell, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cells, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor Cell Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors Photoreceptor, Rhabdomeric Photoreceptors, Rhabdomeric Rhabdomeric Photoreceptor

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Anatomy [A]
Nervous System [A08]
Neurons [A08.675]
Neurons, Afferent [A08.675.650]
Retinal Neurons [A08.675.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.675.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.800.950]
Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937]
Sense Organs [A09]
Eye [A09.371]
Retina [A09.371.729]
Retinal Neurons [A09.371.729.831]
Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625]
Cells [A11]
Neurons [A11.671]
Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
Retinal Neurons [A11.671.650.850]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625]
Sensory Receptor Cells [A11.671.650.915]
Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	0	1
1998	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2003	2	0	2
2007	2	0	2
2008	1	2	3
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	0	2	2
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1

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Steck M, Hanscom SJ, Iwanicki T, Sung JY, Outomuro D, Morehouse NI, Porter ML. Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes. Vision Res. 2024 04; 217:108367.

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Baba K, Tosini G. Assessing the Role of Melatonin in the Modulation of Visual Functions in the Mouse. Methods Mol Biol. 2022; 2550:377-389.

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Rohrer B, Biswal MR, Obert E, Dang Y, Su Y, Zuo X, Fogelgren B, Kondkar AA, Lobo GP, Lipschutz JH. Conditional Loss of the Exocyst Component Exoc5 in Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) Results in RPE Dysfunction, Photoreceptor Cell Degeneration, and Decreased Visual Function. Int J Mol Sci. 2021 May 11; 22(10).

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Hu S, Anastassov IA, Kreitzer MA, Slaughter MM, Chappell RL. A dark decrement for enhanced dynamic sensitivity of retinal photoreceptors. Vision Res. 2021 03; 180:80-86.

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Deshpande SA, Freyberg Z, Lawal HO, Krantz DE. Vesicular neurotransmitter transporters in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2020 12 01; 1862(12):183308.

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Zueva L, Golubeva T, Korneeva E, Resto O, Inyushin M, Khmelinskii I, Makarov V. Quantum mechanism of light energy propagation through an avian retina. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2019 Aug; 197:111543.

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Zayas-Santiago A, R?os DS, Zueva LV, Inyushin MY. Localization of aA-Crystallin in Rat Retinal M?ller Glial Cells and Photoreceptors. Microsc Microanal. 2018 10; 24(5):545-552.

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Piano I, Baba K, Tosini G. Heteromeric MT1/MT2 melatonin receptors modulate the scotopic electroretinogram via PKC? in mice. Exp Eye Res. 2018 12; 177:50-54.

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Cuthill IC, Allen WL, Arbuckle K, Caspers B, Chaplin G, Hauber ME, Hill GE, Jablonski NG, Jiggins CD, Kelber A, Mappes J, Marshall J, Merrill R, Osorio D, Prum R, Roberts NW, Roulin A, Rowland HM, Sherratt TN, Skelhorn J, Speed MP, Stevens M, Stoddard MC, Stuart-Fox D, Talas L, Tibbetts E, Caro T. The biology of color. Science. 2017 08 04; 357(6350).

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Vancura P, Wolloscheck T, Baba K, Tosini G, Iuvone PM, Spessert R. Circadian and Dopaminergic Regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation Pathway Genes in Retina and Photoreceptor Cells. PLoS One. 2016; 11(10):e0164665.

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