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visual cycle

the biophysical and biochemical sequence of events that includes the release of all-trans retinal from rhodopsin during light stimulation, followed by its conversion to 11-cis retinal in the retinal pigment epithelium, and then the return of the 11-cis retinal to the photoreceptor for the reconstitution of rhodopsin.

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KABC

KABC

abbreviation for Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children.