Neurobiology of the Inner Retina

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

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.

• cells
• morphology
• neurobiology
• physiology
• tissue

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

  Reto Weiler

• Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Oxford University, Oxford, UK

  Neville N. Osborne

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