Cell ID: CL0000573

Cell Name: retinal cone cell

CSI Thresholds:

Select	Context	Threshold
	Overall	12.4838
	Macula lutea proper	693.2620
	Macula lutea proper + Healthy	692.1101
	Fovea centralis + Healthy	115.5770
	Fovea centralis	113.7220
	Peripheral region of retina + Healthy	97.4213
	Peripheral region of retina	84.7910
	Fovea centralis + Macular degeneration	52.9789
	Retina + Healthy	43.4767
	Cataract	39.1201
	Retina	31.5373
	Perifoveal part of retina + Healthy	26.7848
	Perifoveal part of retina	26.0927
	Macula lutea	25.5897
	Macular degeneration	25.5113
	Retina + Cataract	24.3393
	Macula lutea + Healthy	16.5380
	Perifoveal part of retina + Macular degeneration	16.1789
	Healthy	12.1300

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(Cell Significance Index is uniquely calculated using our advanced thresholding algorithms to reveal cell-specific gene markers.)

Description: One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision.

Synonyms: cone