"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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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dark Adaptation" by people in Profiles.
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Flamendorf J, Agr?n E, Wong WT, Thompson D, Wiley HE, Doss EL, Al-Holou S, Ferris FL, Chew EY, Cukras C. Impairments in Dark Adaptation Are Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Severity and Reticular Pseudodrusen. Ophthalmology. 2015 Oct; 122(10):2053-62.
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Heyer MP, Pani AK, Smeyne RJ, Kenny PJ, Feng G. Normal midbrain dopaminergic neuron development and function in miR-133b mutant mice. J Neurosci. 2012 Aug 08; 32(32):10887-94.
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Jasser SA, Hanifin JP, Rollag MD, Brainard GC. Dim light adaptation attenuates acute melatonin suppression in humans. J Biol Rhythms. 2006 Oct; 21(5):394-404.
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Philp NJ, Chang W, Long K. Light-stimulated protein movement in rod photoreceptor cells of the rat retina. FEBS Lett. 1987 Dec 10; 225(1-2):127-32.