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Ocular Physiological Phenomena > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Behavioral Disciplines and Activities > Behavioral Sciences > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Psychological Phenomena > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Natural Science Disciplines > Biological Science Disciplines > Physiology > Psychophysiology > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena > Nervous System Physiological Phenomena > Sensation > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
Cell Physiological Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Light Signal Transduction > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Signal Transduction > Light Signal Transduction > Vision, Ocular > Color Vision

Preferred term

Color Vision  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Daylight Vision
  • Photopic Vision
  • Vision, Daylight
  • Vision, Photopic

Note

  • do not confuse with COLOR PERCEPTION

Scope note

  • Function of the human eye that is used in bright illumination or in daylight (at photopic intensities). Photopic vision is performed by the three types of RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTORS with varied peak absorption wavelengths in the color spectrum (from violet to red, 400 - 700 nm).

History note

  • 2009 (1986)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055253

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