Vertebrate Photoreceptors
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Vertebrate Photoreceptors
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Author : Takahisa Furukawa
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Vertebrate Photoreceptors written by Takahisa Furukawa and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with Medical categories.
This book provides a series of comprehensive views on various important aspects of vertebrate photoreceptors. The vertebrate retina is a tissue that provides unique experimental advantages to neuroscientists. Photoreceptor neurons are abundant in this tissue and they are readily identifiable and easily isolated. These features make them an outstanding model for studying neuronal mechanisms of signal transduction, adaptation, synaptic transmission, development, differentiation, diseases and regeneration. Thanks to recent advances in genetic analysis, it also is possible to link biochemical and physiological investigations to understand the molecular mechanisms of vertebrate photoreceptors within a functioning retina in a living animal. Photoreceptors are the most deeply studied sensory receptor cells, but readers will find that many important questions remain. We still do not know how photoreceptors, visual pigments and their signaling pathways evolved, how they were generated and how they are maintained. This book will make clear what is known and what is not known. The chapters are selected from fields of studies that have contributed to a broad understanding of the birth, development, structure, function and death of photoreceptor neurons. The underlying common word in all of the chapters that is used to describe these mechanisms is “molecule”. Only with this word can we understand how these highly specific neurons function and survive. It is challenging for even the foremost researchers to cover all aspects of the subject. Understanding photoreceptors from several different points of view that share a molecular perspective will provide readers with a useful interdisciplinary perspective.
Vertebrate Photoreceptors
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Author : Samuel Randall Detwiler
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Vertebrate Photoreceptors written by Samuel Randall Detwiler and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This groundbreaking work of neuroscience offers a detailed examination of photoreceptor cells in vertebrates, including humans. With its clear explanations and detailed illustrations, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the physiology of vision and the molecular mechanisms underlying phototransduction. Written by a renowned expert in the field, Vertebrate Photoreceptors is an essential resource for anyone working in visual neuroscience or ophthalmology. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Vertebrate Photoreceptors Classic Reprint
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Author : Samuel Randall Detwiler
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-28
Vertebrate Photoreceptors Classic Reprint written by Samuel Randall Detwiler and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-28 with Science categories.
Excerpt from Vertebrate Photoreceptors The structure of the vertebrate retina in relation to its function is a subject about which much has been written. It might seem redundant, therefore, to add to the voluminous literature already extant. This is especially true in view of the recent appearance of two excellent books on the subject. The first of these, by S. L. Polyak, appeared in October 1941, while my writing was in progress; the second by G. L. Walls, which was published in August 1942, did not appear until after my manuscript had gone to the publishers. Despite the admirable and comprehensive accounts by these two authors, as well as previous shorter accounts by other writers (cajal, 1894; Greeff, 1900; Garten, 1907; Franz, 1913; Arey, 1928; Kolmer, 1936 and others), I have been urged by my colleagues to finish my story, with the assurance that this monograph would adequately fulfill its originally intended purpose as a handbook for those interested in the visual apparatus of vertebrates. It has been my plan to bring together in this volume cer tain essential structural and functional features of the retina, particularly of the photoreceptors. It has not been my pur pose to enter into the minutiae of histological detail, for this would befog my original point of view which has been to present an account of the retinal photoreceptors in such a form as to be of value to those who have a general interest in the biology of the retina, rather than to the specialist. It is hoped, however, that it may be of definite service also to those more specifically concerned with problems of retinal physiology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Invertebrate Photoreceptors
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Author : Jerome J. Wolken
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2013-10-22
Invertebrate Photoreceptors written by Jerome J. Wolken and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with Science categories.
Invertebrate Photoreceptors: A Comparative Analysis covers the structure and pigment chemistry of invertebrate photoreceptors. The book discusses the photobehavior and photoreceptor systems of invertebrate animals; the protozoan photoreceptor; and the compound eye. The text also describes the crustacean and mollusc eyes; the vertebrate retinal photoreceptors; and the invertebrate eye and its visual pigments. The book concludes with discussions on primitive photoreceptors; spectral sensitivity, pigments, and color vision; and polarized light analysis. Biologists and people involved in the study of invertebrate photobiology will find the text invaluable.
Vertebrate Photoreceptor Optics
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Author : J.M. Enoch
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 1981-09
Vertebrate Photoreceptor Optics written by J.M. Enoch and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981-09 with Medical categories.
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Photoreceptors And Calcium
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Author : Wolfgang Baehr
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Photoreceptors And Calcium written by Wolfgang Baehr and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Medical categories.
This volume foxuses on the status of Ca2+ ions in regulation of phototransduction, light adaptation and the recovery phase in vertebrate photoreceptors. Particular emphasis is given to Ca2+-binding proteins and their targets, among them particulate guanylate cyclases, GPCR-coupled kinases and cyclic nucleotide-gated cation channels. The book also expands our understanding of events invovling Ca2+ in the retinal pigment epithelium, in synaptic transmission and secondary retinal neurons. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the role of Ca2+ in invertebrate phototransduction, the best-studied phospholipid-mediated signal transduction pathway. Several chapters explore association of gene defects with human retina disease and the generation of animal models of retinal degeneration.
Vertebrate Phototransduction And The Visual Cycle
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Author : Krzysztof Palczewski
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2000
Vertebrate Phototransduction And The Visual Cycle written by Krzysztof Palczewski and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Cellular signal transduction categories.
The Visual System In Vertebrates
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Author : F. Crescitelli
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-12-11
The Visual System In Vertebrates written by F. Crescitelli and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-11 with Medical categories.
The vertebrate eye has been, and continues to be, an object of interest and of inquiry for biologists, physicists, chemists, psychologists, and others. Quite apart from its important role in the development of ophthalmology and related medical disciplines, the vertebrate eye is an exemplar of the ingenuity of living systems in adapting to the diverse and changing environments in which vertebrates have evolved. The wonder is not so much that the visual system, like other body systems, has been able to adapt in this way, but rather that these adaptations have taken such a variety of forms. In a previous volume in this series (VII/I) Eakin expressed admiration for the diversity of invertebrate photoreceptors. A comparable situation exists for the vertebrate eye as a whole and one object of this volume is to present to the reader the nature of this diversity. One result of this diversification of ocular structures and properties is that the experimental biologist has available a number of systems for study that are unique or especially favorable for the investigation of particular questions in visual science or neurobiology. This volume includes some examples of progress made by the use of such specially selected vertebrate systems. It is our hope that this comparative approach will continue to reveal new and useful preparations for the examination of important questions.
Comparative Physiology And Evolution Of Vision In Invertebrates
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Author : H. Autrum
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Comparative Physiology And Evolution Of Vision In Invertebrates written by H. Autrum and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
In the comparative physiology of photoreception by the Protista and the invertebrates two aspects are emphasized: (1) the diversity of visual processes in these groups and (2) their bearing upon general mechanisms of photoreception. Invertebrates have evolved a far greater variety of adaptations than vertebrates modifications aiding survival in the remarkably different biotopes they occupy. The number of species in itself suggests this multiformity; each of them has peculiarities of its own, in morphology as well as in physiology and behavior. But these special adaptations are variations on a few great themes. Although the catalogue of invertebrate species is immense, the literature concerning them nearly rivals it in extent-even if one considers only that fraction dealing with visual physiology. Taxonomy proceeds by grouping the species, categorizing them in genera, families, orders, and progressively larger units. Similarly, comparative physiology aims at an analogous, more or less compre hensive, classification. This Part A of Volume VII/6, like Part B that follows it, emphasizes the broad questions that concern groups larger than the individual species; in some cases these questions have general applicability. The middle course between approaches that are too specialized and those that are too general is often elusive, but here we attempt to follow it. The vast number of special adaptations-probably, as we have said, as large as the number of species-is beyond the range even of a handbook.
Advances In Photoreception
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 1990-02-01
Advances In Photoreception written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-02-01 with Medical categories.
One of a continuing series on Frontiers of Visual Science, this short volume contains papers presented at a recent symposium. These papers describe techniques for assessing the structure and function of photoreception, both in isolation and in aggregation as the "receptor mosaic" of the retina. Also described are dynamic and spatial sampling properties of photoreceptors, with an emphasis on techniques of measurement and associated models of retinal function. This volume should be of interest to basic vision scientists, clinical ophthalmologists, workers in human factors, and computer scientists curious about the visual apparatus of biological systems.