Term: retinal outer nuclear layer photoreceptor outer segment
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Name: retinal outer nuclear layer
Synonyms: retinal outer nuclear layers
Definition: The layer within the retina where the photoreceptor cell bodies reside.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001464]
Name: photoreceptor outer segment
Synonyms:
Definition: The outer segment of a vertebrate photoreceptor that contains a stack of membrane discs embedded with photoreceptor proteins.
Ontology: GO: Cellular Component [GO:0001750]    QuickGO    AmiGO