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photoreceptor cell

specialized type of cell found in the retina that is capable of visual phototransduction
Class type of: sensory receptor, neuron, neuron of retina Q748049

Facts

3 properties
Instance of
cell type
Subclass of
sensory receptor, neuron, neuron of retina, general anatomical term, teloreceptor[6]
Neurological function
photodetector[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en photoreceptor cell en photoreceptor en photoreceptor cells en Photoreceptor cell ar مستقبل ضوء ar خلية مستقبلة للضوء cs světločivná buňka da fotoreceptor de Photorezeptorzelle de Lichtrezeptor de Fotorezeptor de Photorezeptor de Photorezeptoren es fotorreceptor fa سلول گیرنده نور fi fotoreseptori fi valoreseptori fr photorécepteur he פוטורצפטור he מדוכים וקנים
🔖 Identifiers · 25
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85101407
GND ID
4045934-2
OpenAlex ID
C2780916184
BNCF Thesaurus ID
36922
BVPB authority ID
102975
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
16755836n
Cell Ontology ID
CL_0000210
Dewey Decimal Classification
573.8828, 571.455
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1P74mB
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
207028
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/photoreceptor
Foundational Model of Anatomy ID
86740, 85613
Show all 25 identifiers +13
Freebase ID
/m/023wcd
Interlex ID
sao226523927
J9U entity ID
987007543628405171
KBpedia ID
PhotoreceptorCell
MeSH descriptor ID
D010786
MeSH tree code
A08.675.650.850.625, A08.675.650.915.937, A08.800.950.937, A09.371.729.831.625, A11.671.650.850.625, A11.671.650.915.937
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2780916184
NALT ID
57953
OmegaWiki Defined Meaning
920309
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3902286
Topic's main category
Category:Photoreceptor cells
UMLS CUI
C0031760
Yale LUX ID
concept/c40c119b-1627-482f-95fa-188b95e391b9

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🔗 Connections
Subclass of 2
neuron, sensory receptor
Subtypes 2
cone cell, intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell
Instance of 1
cell type
Neurological function 1
photodetector
Topic's main category 1
Category:Photoreceptor cells
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Photoreceptor cells
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Summary

photoreceptor cell is a cell type[1]. It is a type of sensory receptor[2], neuron[3], neuron of retina[4], and general anatomical term[5].

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BVPB authority ID → 102975
    "Created claim: BVPB authority ID: 102975, batch #294593"
  2. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1P74mB
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  3. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Neurological function → photodetector
    Instance of → cell type
    Subclass of → sensory receptor, neuron, neuron of retina +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Photoreceptor cells
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007543628405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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