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Rod cell

Rod cells are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in lower light better than the other type of visual photoreceptor, cone cells. Rods are usually found concentrated at the outer edges of the retina and are used in peripheral vision. On average, there are approximately 92 million rod cells (vs ~4.6 million cones) in the human…

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Location
Retina
FMA
67747
Function
Low-light photoreceptor
MeSH
D017948
NeuroLex ID
nlx_cell_100212
Neurotransmitter
Glutamate

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Rod cell

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples29
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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Rod cell

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related to Photoreception · 6
Rod cell → Activation, As, Bipolar, In, This, When
related to Sensitivity · 6
Rod cell → Additionally, Cone, However, Rod, Since, While
related to Structure · 5
Rod cell → Like, Opsin-containing, Rods, ROS, The
related to External links · 2
Rod cell → Neuroscience Information Framework, NIF Search
FMA · 1
Rod cell → 67747
Function · 1
Rod cell → Low-light photoreceptor
Location · 1
Rod cell → Retina
MeSH · 1
Rod cell → D017948
NeuroLex ID · 1
Rod cell → nlx_cell_100212
Neurotransmitter · 1
Rod cell → Glutamate

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rod cells cell rods light rhodopsin neurotransmitter retina cone protein cones cgmp vision sensitive bipolar function outer photoreceptor glutamate retinal

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Rod cellFMA677471.00infobox
Rod cellFunctionLow-light photoreceptor1.00infobox
Rod cellLocationRetina1.00infobox
Rod cellMeSHD0179481.00infobox
Rod cellNeuroLex IDnlx_cell_1002121.00infobox
Rod cellNeurotransmitterGlutamate1.00infobox
Rod cellPostsynaptic connectionsBipolar cells and horizontal cells1.00infobox
Rod cellPresynaptic connectionsNone1.00infobox
Rod cellShapeRod-shaped1.00infobox
Rod cellTHH3.11.08.3.010301.00infobox
Rod cellrelated to External linksNIF Search0.60section
Rod cellrelated to External linksNeuroscience Information Framework0.60section

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