| Term: | photoreceptor outer segment layer macrophage |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | photoreceptor outer segment layer |
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| Synonyms: | photoreceptor outer segment layers |
| Definition: | Layer of the retina composed of the outer segments of the photoreceptor cells. The photoreceptor outer segment is a specialized primary cilium consisting of a microtubule-based axoneme and regular stacks of membrane folds or disks containing the photopigments (opsins) required for the phototransduction cascade. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001466] |
| Name: | macrophage |
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| Synonyms: | histiocyte |
| Definition: | A mononuclear phagocyte present in variety of tissues, typically differentiated from monocytes, capable of phagocytosing a variety of extracellular particulate material, including immune complexes, microorganisms, and dead cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009141] |