Development and Organization of the Retina

From Molecules to Function
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-4613-7433-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 299, 345 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 570 g

Reihe: NATO Science Series A:

offers an invaluable survey of contemporary research issues and methods dealing with the retina and retinal projections.
The book's 19 chapters report on investigations into two areas: research into the organization of the mature retina and work on developmental issues. A sampling of chapter topics includes -- embryonic patterning of cone subtypes in the mammalian retina -- synaptic transmission between retinal neurons -- scaling the retina, macro and micro -- retinal ganglion cell axonal transport, and more.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Finlay, Barbara L.

Chalupa, Leo M.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Botanik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Development of Vision and the Pre-Visual System.- 2. Cellular and Molecular Aspects of Photoreceptor Differentiation.- 3. Embryonic Patterning of Cone Subtypes in the Mammalian Retina.- 4. Development of Cone Distribution Patterns in Mammals.- 5. Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina.- 6. Development of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cell Mosaics.- 7. Getting to Grips with Neuronal Diversity: What Is a Neuronal Type.- 8. Glio-Neuronal Interactions in Retinal Development.- 9. Comparative Anatomy and Function of Mammalian Horizontal Cells.- 10. Parallel Pathways of Primate Vision: Sampling of Information in the Fourier Space by M and P Cells.- 11. Transient and Persistent Na+, Ca2+, and Mixed-Cation Currents in Retinal Ganglion Cells.- 12. Synaptic Transmission between Retinal Neurons.- 13. Scaling the Retina, Micro and Macro.- 14. Retinal Ganglion Cell Axonal Transport: Moving down the Road to Functional Connections.- 15. Developmental Changes in the Spontaneous Bursting Patterns of ON and OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells.- 16. The Diseased Retinal Ganglion Cell and Its Propensity to Survive and Regenerate an Axon with Functional Significance.- 17. The Role of Activity-Dependent Mechanisms in Pattern Formation in the Retinogeniculate Pathway.- 18. Functional Consequences of Eliminating Prenatal Binocular Interactions.- 19. Role of Serotonin in the Development of the Retinotectal Projection.