| Name: | photoreceptor outer segment layer |
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| Synonyms: | photoreceptor outer segment layers |
| Definition: | Layer of the retina composed of the outer segments of the photoreceptor cells. The photoreceptor outer segment is a specialized primary cilium consisting of a microtubule-based axoneme and regular stacks of membrane folds or disks containing the photopigments (opsins) required for the phototransduction cascade. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001466] |
| Name: | photoreceptor outer segment membrane |
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| Definition: | The membrane surrounding the outer segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0042622] QuickGO AmiGO |