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photoreceptor cell

specialized type of cell found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction
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photoreceptor cell

Summary

photoreceptor cell is a cell type[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • photoreceptor cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • photoreceptor cell is a type of sensory receptor[4].
  • photoreceptor cell is a type of neuron[5].
  • photoreceptor cell is a type of neuron of retina[6].
  • photoreceptor cell is a type of general anatomical term[7].
  • photoreceptor cell is a type of teloreceptor[8].
  • photoreceptor cell's Commons category is recorded as Photoreceptor cells[9].
  • photoreceptor cell's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photoreceptor cells[10].
  • photoreceptor cell's neurological function is recorded as photodetector[11].

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Definition and Type

photoreceptor cell's instance of is recorded as cell type[3]. Recorded subclass of include sensory receptor[4], neuron[5], neuron of retina[6], general anatomical term[7], and teloreceptor[8].

Why It Matters

photoreceptor cell ranks in the top 8% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Neurological function → photodetector
    Instance of → cell type
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543628405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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