The term "rod photoreceptors" refers to cells in our eyes that are responsible for helping us see under low light conditions. They help us see in black and white and are important for vision at night. Full definition
An international research team headed by Thomas Münch of the Institute for Ophthalmic Research and Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience of the University of Tübingen found the contribution of rod photoreceptors in mouse retinas to be much greater than previously assumed. (sciencedaily.com)
The PRPH2 at RetNet gene, which encodes peripherin (a protein in rod photoreceptor outer segments) was cloned in 1990. (massgenomics.org)
Solovei, I., Kreysing, M., Lanctôt, C., Kösem, S., Peichl, L., Cremer, T., Guck, J. and, Joffe, B. Nuclear architecture of rod photoreceptor cells adapts to vision in mammalian evolution. (dresden-ipp.de)