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Descriptor English: Color Vision
Descriptor Spanish: Visión de Colores
Descriptor visión cromática
Entry term(s) visión de los colores
visión fotópica
Scope note: Función del ojo humano que se utiliza en la iluminación brillante o en la luz del día (a intensidades fotópicas). La visión fotópica es llevada a cabo por los tres tipos de FOTORRECEPTORES RETINIANOS CONOS de diversas longitudes de onda de máxima absorción en el espectro cromático (del violeta al rojo, 400 - 700 nm).
Descriptor Portuguese: Visão de Cores
Descriptor French: Vision des couleurs
Entry term(s): Color Visions
Daylight Vision
Photopic Vision
Vision, Color
Vision, Daylight
Vision, Photopic
Visions, Color
Tree number(s): F02.830.816.964.124
G11.561.790.964.124
G14.935.124
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055253
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).
Annotation: do not confuse with COLOR PERCEPTION
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Color Perception (1963-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see COLOR PERCEPTION 1986-2008
History Note: 2009 (1986)
Related: Color Perception MeSH
DeCS ID: 53267
Unique ID: D055253
NLM Classification: WW 150
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/06/23
Color Vision - Preferred
Concept UI M0515988
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).
Preferred term Color Vision
Entry term(s) Color Visions
Daylight Vision
Photopic Vision
Vision, Color
Vision, Daylight
Vision, Photopic
Visions, Color



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