eye photoreceptor cell FBbt_00006009
eye photoreceptor cell
ID: FBbt_00006009
Photoreceptor cell that forms the core of each ommatidium in the adult eye. Eight of these photoreceptors are arranged in each ommatidial core, bundled like the staves of a barrel. Each has a photosensitive rhabdomere that projects into the barrel cavity and adjacent supporting membrane, the stalk (Wolff and Ready, 1993. Each extends an axon into the optic lobe. Activation of the photoreceptor by light results in depolarization and in histamine release at the synapses of these axons (Sarthy, 1991. (Sarthy, 1991, Wolff and Ready, 1993)
Note - eyelet photoreceptors are NOT sub-types.
Open in VFB 3D Browser →Classification
- adult PNS neuron
- adult histaminergic neuron
- adult sensory neuron
- photoreceptor cell
- rhabdomeric photoreceptor cell
- sensory organ cell
- visible light photoreceptor cell
Relationships
- develops from: eye photoreceptor precursor cell
- has soma location: retina
- has synaptic IO in region: adult optic lobe
- is part of: ommatidium
Alternative Names
| Synonym | Scope | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| retinula cell | exact synonym | Yasuzumi and Deguchi, 1958 |
| lamina receptor cell | exact synonym |
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