Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium
Tree Number(s): A08.675.650.850.625.670.049; A08.675.650.915.937.670.049; A08.800.950.937.670.049; A09.371.729.831.625.670.049; A11.671.650.850.625.670.049; A11.671.650.915.937.670.049
Unique ID: D055212
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055212
Scope Note: The bridge between the inner and the outer segments of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. Through it, proteins synthesized in the inner segment are transported to the outer segment.
Entry Term(s): Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor; Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor Cell; Photoreceptor Cell Connecting Cilium; Photoreceptor Connecting Cilia
Previous Indexing: Photoreceptor Cells (1978-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurons [A08.675]
  - Neurons, Afferent [A08.675.650]
    - Retinal Neurons [A08.675.650.850]
      - Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625]
        
        Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A08.675.650.850.625.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A08.675.650.850.625.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A08.675.650.850.625.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A08.675.650.850.625.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.850.625.670.650]

Nervous System [A08]
- Neurons [A08.675]
  - Neurons, Afferent [A08.675.650]
    - Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.675.650.915]
      - Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937]
        
        Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A08.675.650.915.937.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A08.675.650.915.937.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A08.675.650.915.937.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A08.675.650.915.937.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A08.675.650.915.937.670.650]

Nervous System [A08]
- Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
  - Sensory Receptor Cells [A08.800.950]
    - Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937]
      - Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A08.800.950.937.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A08.800.950.937.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A08.800.950.937.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A08.800.950.937.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A08.800.950.937.670.650]

Sense Organs [A09]
- Eye [A09.371]
  - Retina [A09.371.729]
    - Retinal Neurons [A09.371.729.831]
      - Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625]
        
        Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A09.371.729.831.625.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A09.371.729.831.625.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A09.371.729.831.625.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A09.371.729.831.625.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A09.371.729.831.625.670.650]

Cells [A11]
- Neurons [A11.671]
  - Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
    - Retinal Neurons [A11.671.650.850]
      - Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625]
        
        Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A11.671.650.850.625.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A11.671.650.850.625.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A11.671.650.850.625.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A11.671.650.850.625.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.850.625.670.650]

Cells [A11]
- Neurons [A11.671]
  - Neurons, Afferent [A11.671.650]
    - Sensory Receptor Cells [A11.671.650.915]
      - Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937]
        
        Photoreceptor Cells, Vertebrate [A11.671.650.915.937.670]
        
        Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium [A11.671.650.915.937.670.049]
        
        Retinal Cone Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937.670.100]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Inner Segment [A11.671.650.915.937.670.237]
        
        Retinal Photoreceptor Cell Outer Segment [A11.671.650.915.937.670.375]
        
        Retinal Rod Photoreceptor Cells [A11.671.650.915.937.670.650]

Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium Preferred

Concept UI: M0515665
Scope Note: The bridge between the inner and the outer segments of a retinal rod or a cone photoreceptor cell. Through it, proteins synthesized in the inner segment are transported to the outer segment.
Terms: Photoreceptor Connecting Cilium Preferred Term
Term UI T709649
Date11/15/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor
Term UI T713397
Date01/24/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Connecting Cilium of Photoreceptor Cell
Term UI T713396
Date01/24/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Photoreceptor Cell Connecting Cilium
Term UI T713329
Date01/22/2008
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Photoreceptor Connecting Cilia
Term UI T709650
Date11/15/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009)

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