"Dark Adaptation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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Biochemical Measurements of Free Opsin in Macular Degeneration Eyes: Examining the 11-CIS Retinal Deficiency Hypothesis of Delayed Dark Adaptation (An American Ophthalmological Society Thesis). Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2017 Aug; 115:T1.
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Rhodopsin kinase and arrestin binding control the decay of photoactivated rhodopsin and dark adaptation of mouse rods. J Gen Physiol. 2016 07; 148(1):1-11.
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Impact of social isolation and enriched environment during adolescence on voluntary ethanol intake and anxiety in C57BL/6J mice. Physiol Behav. 2015 Sep 01; 148:151-6.
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Low aqueous solubility of 11-cis-retinal limits the rate of pigment formation and dark adaptation in salamander rods. J Gen Physiol. 2012 Jun; 139(6):493-505.
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Light prevents exogenous 11-cis retinal from maintaining cone photoreceptors in chromophore-deficient mice. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Apr; 52(5):2412-6.
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Age-related deterioration of rod vision in mice. J Neurosci. 2010 Aug 18; 30(33):11222-31.
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Beta-ionone activates and bleaches visual pigment in salamander photoreceptors. Vis Neurosci. 2009 May-Jun; 26(3):267-74.
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The action of 11-cis-retinol on cone opsins and intact cone photoreceptors. J Biol Chem. 2009 Jun 12; 284(24):16492-16500.
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Formation of all-trans retinol after visual pigment bleaching in mouse photoreceptors. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Aug; 50(8):3589-95.
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Turning cones off: the role of the 9-methyl group of retinal in red cones. J Gen Physiol. 2006 Dec; 128(6):671-85.