"Dark Adaptation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Adjustment of the eyes under conditions of low light. The sensitivity of the eye to light is increased during dark adaptation.
| Descriptor ID |
D003623
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G14.020.371
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| Concept/Terms |
Dark Adaptation- Dark Adaptation
- Adaptation, Dark
- Scotopic Adaptation
- Adaptation, Scotopic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dark Adaptation" by people in Profiles.
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The ipRGC-driven pupil response with light exposure and refractive error in children. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2018 09; 38(5):503-515.
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The rod-driven a-wave of the dark-adapted mammalian electroretinogram. Prog Retin Eye Res. 2014 Mar; 39:1-22.
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Voltage-gated sodium channel alpha-subunits Na(v)1.1, Na(v)1.2, and Na(v)1.6 in the distal mammalian retina. Mol Vis. 2007 Nov 27; 13:2163-82.
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Sampling and interpolation of the a-wave of the electroretinogram. Doc Ophthalmol. 2004 May; 108(3):171-9.
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Rod and cone contributions to the a-wave of the electroretinogram of the macaque. J Physiol. 2003 Mar 01; 547(Pt 2):509-30.
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The scotopic threshold response of the dark-adapted electroretinogram of the mouse. J Physiol. 2002 Sep 15; 543(Pt 3):899-916.