Term: short double cone cell photoreceptor outer segment
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Name: short double cone cell
Synonyms: green-sensitive cone, unequal double cone cell
Definition: Retinal cone cell with a shorter outer segment that form pairs with the long double cone cell as part of the retinal cone mosaic pattern. The short double cone cell is positioned immediately adjacent to the short single cone cell and is sensitive to green light. The double cone cells have membrane projections at the level of the lobed nucleus.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005946]
Name: photoreceptor outer segment
Synonyms:
Definition: The outer segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor that contains a stack of membrane discs embedded with photoreceptor proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001750]    QuickGO    AmiGO