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

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Night Vision  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Rod Vision
  • Scotopic Vision
  • Vision, Rod
  • Vision, Scotopic

Scope note

  • Function of the human eye that is used in dim illumination (scotopic intensities) or at nighttime. Scotopic vision is performed by RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTORS with high sensitivity to light and peak absorption wavelength at 507 nm near the blue end of the spectrum.

History note

  • 2009

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D055254

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