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Cone cell of retina

Cone cell of retina --> cone

1. (Science: plant biology) in gymnosperms and club mosses, a group of sporophylls arranged compactly on a central axis, in the angiosperm family Casuarina, a woody multiple fruit incorporating the bracts and bracteoles associated with the flowers.

2. (Science: physiology) The retinal cone responsible for colour vision.


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Retina and fetus

... The first is a scheme of a section of the retina of a human's eye. We're to name the elements ... as letters. That's what I have: a - ganglion cell b - bipolar cell c - cone cell d - rod cell But I don't have even a slightest ...

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by Juggler
Wed Oct 05, 2011 5:02 pm
 
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Topic: Retina and fetus
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visinin

... proteins that are highly expressed in the retina. Visinin has been shown to be a cone cell-specific protein with a molecular weight of 24 kD. Several members ...

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by Dr.Stein
Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:33 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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About Neurobiology!

Yup, you're right...retina has 2 types of cell which are cone-shaped cell and cylinder-like-shaped cell. The cone-shaped cell is ...

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by victor
Mon Aug 22, 2005 8:04 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: About Neurobiology!
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photoreceptor a cell or a subtance?

... of light. They are connected to the Rod and Cone cells located on the back of the retina. For example, in the cones, when an orange light strikes the ...

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by biostudent84
Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:14 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: photoreceptor a cell or a subtance?
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