ROD PHOTORECEPTOR
\ɹˈɒd fˌə͡ʊtə͡ʊɹɪsˈɛptə], \ɹˈɒd fˌəʊtəʊɹɪsˈɛptə], \ɹ_ˈɒ_d f_ˌəʊ_t_əʊ_ɹ_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_p_t_ə]\
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One of the two photoreceptor cell types of the vertebrate retina. In rods the photopigment is in stacks of membranous disks separate from the outer cell membrane. Rods are more sensitive to light than cones, but rod mediated vision has less spatial and temporal resolution than cone vision.
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