Long-term rod dark adaptation in man. Threshold measurements, rhodopsin regeneration and allosteric sensitivity regulation. An evaluation

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 259-268

  Stabell, Ulf ^a   Stabell, Bjørn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allosteric protein; Cooperativity; Dark adaptation; Human; Rhodopsin regeneration; Rods

Indexed keywords

RHODOPSIN;

ALLOSTERISM; DARK ADAPTATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA ROD; REVIEW;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; DARK ADAPTATION; HUMANS; RHODOPSIN; RODS (RETINA); SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

EID: 0030236911     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1996.tb00658.x     Document Type: Article

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