Rod cell
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rod-cell-186-3119434
title:
Rod cell
text:
Rod cells are photoreceptor cells in the retina of the eye that can function in lower light better than the other type of visual photoreceptor, cone cells. Rods are usually found concentrated at the outer edges of the retina and are used in peripheral vision. On average, there are approximately 92 million rod cells in the human retina. Rod cells are more sensitive than cone cells and are almost entirely responsible for night vision. However, rods have little role in color vision, which is the ma
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Photoreceptor cells that can function in lower light better than cone cells
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_cell
date created:
2004-03-09T02:25:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T10:54:08Z
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