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W W DAWSON

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Low-level irradiation and threshold shift in the visual receptor.

Customary methods of stimulating and recording were used to examine threshold shifts of the single visual receptor in the lateral eye of Limulus in response to low-level x-irradiation. Marked visual sensitization was found and was most pronounced at the lowest dosage levels (1 to 25 r). Complete light adaptation apparently cancelled the effects of the irradiation.

Adaptation, Ocular↗