"Dark Adaptation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Hu S, Anastassov IA, Kreitzer MA, Slaughter MM, Chappell RL. A dark decrement for enhanced dynamic sensitivity of retinal photoreceptors. Vision Res. 2021 03; 180:80-86.
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Piano I, Baba K, Tosini G. Heteromeric MT1/MT2 melatonin receptors modulate the scotopic electroretinogram via PKC? in mice. Exp Eye Res. 2018 12; 177:50-54.
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Anastassov I, Ripps H, Chappell RL. Cytoprotection by endogenous zinc in the vertebrate retina. J Neurochem. 2014 Apr; 129(2):249-55.
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Nassiri N, Mehravaran S, Nouri-Mahdavi K, Coleman AL. National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire: usefulness in glaucoma. Optom Vis Sci. 2013 Aug; 90(8):745-53.
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Peachey NS, Ray TA, Florijn R, Rowe LB, Sjoerdsma T, Contreras-Alcantara S, Baba K, Tosini G, Pozdeyev N, Iuvone PM, Bojang P, Pearring JN, Simonsz HJ, van Genderen M, Birch DG, Traboulsi EI, Dorfman A, Lopez I, Ren H, Goldberg AF, Nishina PM, Lachapelle P, McCall MA, Koenekoop RK, Bergen AA, Kamermans M, Gregg RG. GPR179 is required for depolarizing bipolar cell function and is mutated in autosomal-recessive complete congenital stationary night blindness. Am J Hum Genet. 2012 Feb 10; 90(2):331-9.
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Gordon J, Abramov I. Color appearance: Maxwellian vs. Newtonian views. Vision Res. 2008 Aug; 48(18):1879-83.
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Zemon V, Tsai JC, Forbes M, Al-Aswad LA, Chen CM, Gordon J, Greenstein VC, Hu G, Strugstad EC, Dhrami-Gavazi E, Jindra LF. Novel electrophysiological instrument for rapid and objective assessment of magnocellular deficits associated with glaucoma. Doc Ophthalmol. 2008 Nov; 117(3):233-43.
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Pozdeyev N, Tosini G, Li L, Ali F, Rozov S, Lee RH, Iuvone PM. Dopamine modulates diurnal and circadian rhythms of protein phosphorylation in photoreceptor cells of mouse retina. Eur J Neurosci. 2008 May; 27(10):2691-700.
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Villazana-Espinoza ET, Hatch AL, Tsin AT. Effect of light exposure on the accumulation and depletion of retinyl ester in the chicken retina. Exp Eye Res. 2006 Oct; 83(4):871-6.
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Redenti S, Chappell RL. Zinc chelation enhances the sensitivity of the ERG b-wave in dark-adapted skate retina. Biol Bull. 2003 Oct; 205(2):213-4.