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bipolar cell [2 records]

Record 1 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

Any neuron with two extensions or processes (axon and dendrite) running in opposite directions from the cell body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Neurone dont l'axone et la dendrite sont issus de côtés opposés du corps cellulaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • The Eye
DEF

... a cell connecting the rods and cones, with ganglion cells.

OBS

Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Oeil
DEF

Cellule de la rétine située dans la couche granuleuse interne, à la jonction des photorécepteurs avec les cellules amacrines et les cellules ganglionnaires.

OBS

Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Ojo
CONT

La información procedente de la célula bipolar atraviesa la capa celular amacrina, llega hasta los ganglios celulares y, finalmente, se transmite hasta el nervio óptico.

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