 Reflex, Pupillary
"Reflex, Pupillary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Constriction of the pupil in response to light stimulation of the retina. It refers also to any reflex involving the iris, with resultant alteration of the diameter of the pupil. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
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D012025
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E01.370.376.550.650.690 E01.370.600.550.650.690 G11.561.731.705
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Jepma M, Nieuwenhuis S. Pupil diameter predicts changes in the exploration-exploitation trade-off: evidence for the adaptive gain theory. J Cogn Neurosci. 2011 Jul; 23(7):1587-96.
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Frederiksen MC, Henthorn TK, Ruo TI, Atkinson AJ. Pharmacokinetics of pentobarbital in the dog. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1983 May; 225(2):355-60.
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