Term: retina detection of electrical stimulus involved in electroception
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Name: retina
Synonyms: retinas
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that contains the retinal neural layer and the retinal pigmented epithelium, and develops from the optic cup.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000152]
Name: detection of electrical stimulus involved in electroception
Synonyms: detection of electrical stimulus during electroreception, electroception, detection of electrical stimulus, electroception, sensory detection of electrical stimulus, electroception, sensory transduction, electroception, sensory transduction of electrical stimulus, sensory detection of electrical stimulus during electroception, sensory transduction of electrical stimulus during electroception
Definition: The series of events that contribute to electroception in which an electrical stimulus is received and converted into a molecular signal.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0050964]    QuickGO    AmiGO