Development and Organization of the Retina
From Molecules to Function
Published on 23. October 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 345 pages
978-1-4613-7433-6 (ISBN)
Description
Development and Organization of the Retina
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
` The book gives an excellent and comprehensive overview of a major active ophthalmogical research field. The book can be highly recommended for those who might be interested in a five-hour update on the current status within retinal development and organization. 'Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, 77:4 (August 1999)
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Series
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1998
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
IX, 345 p.
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4613-7433-6 (9781461374336)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-5333-5
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Leo M. Chalupa | Barbara L. Finlay
Development and Organization of the Retina
From Molecules to Function
E-Book
12/2012
Springer
€53.49
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Leo M. Chalupa | Barbara L. Finlay
Development and Organization of the Retina
From Molecules to Function
Book
08/1998
1st Edition
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
€96.00
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Content
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.