During dark adaptation,
a. photopigments are gradually regenerated
b. rhodopsin is rapidly broken down
c. the sensitivity of the photoreceptors is reduced so that the image appears dim
d. the bipolar cells are no longer inhibited
e. only b and c occur
A
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