Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate
Specialized cells in the invertebrates that detect and transduce light. They are predominantly rhabdomeric with an array of photosensitive microvilli. Illumination depolarizes invertebrate photoreceptors by stimulating Na+ influx across the plasma membrane.
Year introduced: 2009 (1994)
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Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.850.625.660, A08.675.650.915.937.650, A08.800.950.937.650, A09.371.729.831.625.660, A11.671.650.850.625.660, A11.671.650.915.937.650, A13.750
MeSH Unique ID: D017956
Entry Terms:
- Cell, Invertebrate Photoreceptor
- Cells, Invertebrate Photoreceptor
- Invertebrate Photoreceptor Cell
- Photoreceptor Cell, Invertebrate
- Invertebrate Photoreceptor Cells
- Invertebrate Photoreceptors
- Photoreceptors, Invertebrate
- Invertebrate Photoreceptor
- Photoreceptor, Invertebrate
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