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RETINAL ROD [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cytology
- The Eye
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- retinal rod
1, record 1, English, retinal%20rod
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rod 2, record 1, English, rod
correct
- rod cell 3, record 1, English, rod%20cell
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A visual cell that serves night vision and detection of motion. 4, record 1, English, - retinal%20rod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The synaptic terminal is a rounded spherule; the dendritic inner and outer segments are long and cylindrical; the membranous disks contain rhodopsin and are free saccules completely enclosed by the outer cell membrane. 4, record 1, English, - retinal%20rod
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Many millions of such rods, together with the cones, form the photoreceptive layer of rods and cones. 5, record 1, English, - retinal%20rod
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cytologie
- Oeil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bâtonnet
1, record 1, French, b%C3%A2tonnet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bâtonnet rétinien 2, record 1, French, b%C3%A2tonnet%20r%C3%A9tinien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cellule photoréceptrice de la rétine, reliée à une cellule bipolaire, [qui] renferme la rhodopsine et est impliquée dans la vision scotopique. 3, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2tonnet
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source MVISI-F : Le nouveau dictionnaire de la vision par Michel Millodot, Médiacom Vision Éditeur, 1997. 4, record 1, French, - b%C3%A2tonnet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- bâtonnet de la rétine
- bâtonnets de la rétine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Citología
- Ojo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- bastón
1, record 1, Spanish, bast%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bastoncillo 2, record 1, Spanish, bastoncillo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Célula fotorreceptora adaptada a bajas intensidades luminosas, pero no al color; estas células están implicadas en la visión nocturna, con la participación de la vitamina A. 3, record 1, Spanish, - bast%C3%B3n
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