Term: retinal cone cell calcium import into the mitochondrion
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Name: retinal cone cell
Synonyms: retinal cone cells
Definition: One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009262]
Name: calcium import into the mitochondrion
Synonyms: calcium ion import into mitochondrion, calcium ion transmembrane import into mitochondrion, mitochondrial calcium ion import, mitochondrial calcium uptake
Definition: A process in which a calcium ion (Ca2+) is transported from the cytosol into the mitochondrial matrix.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0036444]    QuickGO    AmiGO