icians ▁and ▁scient ists ▁are ▁now ▁seeking ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁new ▁re ceptor ' s ▁role ▁in ▁human ▁dise ases ▁and ▁blind ness . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁B istr at ified ▁cell ▁Mel an ops in ▁M idget ▁cell ▁Par as ol ▁cell ▁Phot ore ceptor ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Mel an ops in - express ing , ▁In tr ins ically ▁Ph otos ens itive ▁Ret inal ▁Gang l ion ▁C ells , ▁Web vision , ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah , ▁US ▁ ▁ip R GC s ▁Brown ▁University , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁US ▁ ▁Category : H uman ▁eye ▁an atom y ▁Category : H ist ology ▁Category : Ph ot ore ceptor ▁cells ▁Category : Circ ad ian ▁rh ythm ▁Category : Visual ▁system ▁Category : Ne u ros cience <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁franch ise ' s ▁ 5 9 th ▁season . ▁The ▁team ▁finished ▁in ▁fifth ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 4 - 7 9 ▁record , ▁ 2 5 ½ ▁games ▁behind ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers . ▁ ▁Off season ▁▁ ▁December ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 : ▁Glen ▁Stewart ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁Gi ants ▁by ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁D od gers . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁season : ▁Mar v ▁Gr iss om ▁was ▁signed ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁free ▁agent ▁by ▁the ▁Gi ants . ▁ ▁Reg