| Term: | retinal photoreceptor layer neurofibrillary tangle |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | retinal photoreceptor layer |
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| Synonyms: | retinal photoreceptor layers |
| Definition: | The layer within the retina where the photoreceptor cell receptor segments reside. This layer is closest to the sclera. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000143] |
| Name: | neurofibrillary tangle |
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| Synonyms: | flame-shaped neurofibrillary tangle, star-shaped neurofibrillary tangle |
| Definition: | Intracellular mass of paired, helically wound protein filaments (also called PHF) lying in the cytoplasm of neuronal cell bodies and neuritic cell processes. Neurofibrillary tangles contain an abnormally phosphorylated form of a microtubule-associated protein, tau. The shape of these inclusions may resemble a flame or a star. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0097418] QuickGO AmiGO |