| Range |
~40 min
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| Organism |
Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference |
Saari JC. Biochemistry of visual pigment regeneration: the Friedenwald lecture. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2000 Feb41(2):337-48. p.337 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID10670460
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| Primary Source |
Alpern M. Rhodopsin kinetics in the human eye. J Physiol. 1971 217: 447–471 & Rushton WAH. Dark-adaptation and the regeneration of rhodopsin. J Physiol. 1961 156: 166–178. & Rushton WAH. The Ferrier Lecture, 1962. Visual adaptation. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 1965 162:20–46.PubMed ID5097608, 13744792, 14296430
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| Comments |
"It has been reported that regeneration of visual pigments
is a slow process and that photoisomerization of 11-cis-retinal
in rhodopsin is very rapid. In fact, complete dark adaptation in
humans requires approximately 40 minutes, [primary sources] and conversion
of rhodopsin to photorhodopsin requires only 200 fsec.[BNID 111395]" |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
111394 |