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Neurobiology of the Inner Retina

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Reto Weiler

    1. Department of Neurobiology, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

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  2. Neville N. Osborne

    1. Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

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Part of the book series: Nato ASI Subseries H: (ASIH, volume 31)

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Table of contents (45 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Glutamate as a Retinal Neurotransmitter

    • B. Ehinger
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Release of Acetylcholine and Gaba by Neurons of the Rabbit Retina

    • Richard H. Masland, Charles Cassidy, Donald M. O’Malley
    Pages 15-26

  4. Studies on the Localization of Serotonergic Neurones and the Types of Serotonin Receptors in the Mammalian Retina

    • N. N. Osborne, N. L. Barnett, H. Ghazi, A. Calas, M. Maitre
    Pages 27-39

  5. The Function of Multiple Subclasses of GABA Receptors in Rabbit Retina

    • Dianna A. Redburn, David L. Friedman, Stephen C. Massey
    Pages 41-52

  6. The Anatomy of Multiple Gabaergic and Glycinergic Pathways in the Inner Plexiform Layer of The Goldfish Retina

    • Robert E. Marc
    Pages 53-64

  7. Distribution and Spatial Organization of Dopaminergic Interplexiform Cells in the Rat Retina

    • J. Nguyen-Legros, C. Savy, E. Martin-Martinelli, J. Yelnik
    Pages 65-75

  8. Neuronal and Glial Release of GABA from the Rat Retina

    • M J Neal, J R Cunningham, M A Shah
    Pages 77-89

  9. Transmitter-Specific Synaptic Contacts Involving Mixed Rod-Cone Bipolar Cell Terminals in Goldfish Retina

    • Stephen Yazulla
    Pages 91-102

  10. Efferent Projections to the Goldfish Retina

    • Alexander K. Ball, William K. Stell, Diane A. Tutton
    Pages 103-116

  11. Correlation Between Electrophysiological Responses and Morphological Classes of Turtle Retinal Amacrine Cells

    • J. Ammermüller, R. Weiler
    Pages 117-132

  12. Dendritic Morphology of a Class of Interstitial Amacrine Cells in Carp Retina

    • K. Negishi, T. Teranishi
    Pages 133-143

  13. How Many Amacrine Cells Does a Retina Need?

    • H.-J. Wagner
    Pages 145-155

  14. Dendritic Relationships between Cholinergic Amacrine Cells and Direction-Selective Retinal Ganglion Cells

    • David I. Vaney, Shaun P. Collin, Heather M. Young
    Pages 157-168

  15. Structural Organization and Development of Dorsally-Directed (Vertical) Asymmetrical Amacrine Cells in Rabbit Retina

    • E. V. Famiglietti
    Pages 169-180

  16. Amacrine Cells and Control of Retinal Sensitivity

    • M. B. A. Djamgoz, A. J. Capp, J. C. Low, J. E. G. Downing
    Pages 181-193

  17. Structure-Function Correlation: Amacrine Cells of Fish and Amphibian Retinae

    • Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz, Silvana Vallerga
    Pages 195-208

  18. Integration of Synaptic Input from On and Off Pathways in Mudpuppy Retinal Ganglion Cells

    • John S. McReynolds, Peter D. Lukasiewicz
    Pages 209-220

  19. Structure Function Relationships of Sustained on Ganglion Cells of the Mudpuppy Retina

    • Robert F. Miller, Paul Coleman, Marty Arkin
    Pages 221-234

  20. Not by Ganglion Cells Alone: Directional Selectivity is Widespread in Identified Cells of the Turtle Retina

    • R. D. DeVoe, P. L. Carras, M. H. Criswell, R. G. Guy
    Pages 235-246
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About this book

The relatively simple, stratified nature of the retina and its spe- fied use in the visual process has long made it an inviting tissue to study both for its own sake and as a model for the more complex processes of the brain. For these dual purposes, the retina can be thought of as basically consisting of two functional pans. First, the outer retina, comprised of the photoreceptor cells and attendant pigment epithelium, serves to capture the photic energy and convert it into a neurochemical response. Second, the inner layers of the retina, mainly bipolar, amacrine and ganglion cells (and their attendant Maller cells), function more clearly as a typical part of the CNS, transmitting the photic signals to the brain. Between the 8th and 12th of August 1988 more than seventy scientists from allover the world gathered in Oldenburg (Federal Republic of Gennany) for a meeting "The neurobiology of the inner retina" which was devoted entirely to the neural mechanism of the inner synaptic layer of the verte­ brate retina. The meeting comprised twenty - three separate lectures and four specially arranged discussion groups. In addition, a number of posters were displayed and a period was allotted specifically for the discussion of these posters. The articles contained in this book will serve as a record of the papers delivered at the Oldenburg Meeting and illustrate the advances made in trying to understand the importance of the diversity of amacrine cell morphology and physiology in retinal function.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Neurobiology, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany

    Reto Weiler

  • Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

    Neville N. Osborne

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