| Name: | retinal cone cell |
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| Synonyms: | retinal cone cells |
| Definition: | One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009262] |
| Name: | cone cell pedicle |
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| Synonyms: | cone pedicle |
| Definition: | A specialized axon terminus which is produced by retinal cone cells. Pedicles are large, conical, flat end-feet (8-10 micrometers diameter) of the retinal cone axon that lie more or less side by side on the same plane at the outer edge of the outer plexiform layer (OPL). |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0044316] QuickGO AmiGO |