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Images of isolated human retina (A) and isolated human rod (B) and cone (C) photoreceptors. ON, optic nerve spot; M, macula. Phototransduction, the conversion of light to an electrical signal, takes place in the photoreceptor outer segments, which contain the light-detecting visual pigments. The inner segments contain the metabolic machinery that supports outer segment function, including the supply of NADPH.
