visual cell


Also found in: Dictionary, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia.
Related to visual cell: Photoreceptor cells
Graphic Thesaurus  🔍
Display ON
Animation ON
Legend
Synonym
Antonym
Related
  • noun

Words related to visual cell

one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
Spectral sensitivity of intracellular responses from visual cells in median ocellus of Limulus polyphemus.
This degeneration is caused by the destruction of the cones and cells in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a tissue that is responsible for the repair of the visual cells in the retina and for the elimination of cells that are too worn out.
This degeneration is caused by the destruction of the cones and cells in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), a tissue that is responsible for the reparation of the visual cells in the retina and for the elimination of cells that are too worn out.
Increasing understanding of the pathogenesis of AMD reveals that cathepsin B and cystatin C have important functions in the catabolism of outer membranous disc of visual cells. Cathepsin B is a thiol-dependent lysosomal proteinase that can degrade collagens, connective tissue proteins, and certain native enzymes [5].
Studies in mice have shown that thyroid hormone also plays an important role in the development of the eye and particularly the cone visual cells. In the retina of the eye, the cones are the visual cells responsible for colour vision.
* what data they expect and how this relates to the property of the visual cells under investigation