Concepts and Challenges in Retinal Biology

Cellular Organization and Synaptic Circuitry: Cellular organization of the vertebrate retina, H. Kolb, R. Nelson, P. Ahnelt, N. Cuenca; Comparative anatomy of major retinal pathways in the eyes of nocturnal and diurnal mammals, K. Linberg, N. Cuenca, P. Ahnelt, S. Fisher, H. Kolb; Synaptic organisation in the fly's optic lamina - few cells, many synapses and divergent microcircuits, I.A. Meinertzhagen, K.E. Sorra; Complexities of retinal circuitry revealed by neurotransmitter receptor localization, C.L. Zucker, B. Ehinger; Synaptic inputs to dopaminergic neurons in mammalian retinas, D.W. Marshak; Molecular diversity of gap junctions between horizontal cells, U. Janssen-Bienhold, K. Schultz, W. Hoppenstedt, R. Weiler; Real time imaging of the production and movement of nitric oxide in the retina, W.E. Eldred. Functional Organization: Integration and segregation of visual signals by bipolar cells in the tiger salamander retina, S.M. Wu, F. Gao, B.R. Maple; Transmission at the photoreceptor synapse, P. Witkovsky, W. Thoreson, D. Tranchina; Organization of on- and off- pathways in the zebrafish retina - neurotransmitter localization, electrophysiological responses of bipolar cells, and patterns of axon terminal stratification, V.P. Connaughton; Retinal information processing and ambient illumination, R.L. Chappell; Plasticity of AII amacrine cell circuitry in the mammalian retina, S.A. Bloomfield; Neuromodulation of voltage-dependent K+ channels in bipolar cells - immunocytochemical and electrophysiological studies, S. Yazulla, K.M. Studholme, S.-F. Fan, C. Mora-Ferrer; Synaptic mechanisms shaping the light-response in retinal ganglion cells, E.D. Cohen; Parallel processing in the mammalian retina - lateral and vertical interactions across stacked representations, F. Werblin, B. Roska, D. Balya. Neurotransmission and Neuromodulation: Pre- and post-synaptic mechanisms of spontaneous, excitatory post-synaptic currents in the salamander retina, R.F. Miller, J. Gottesman, D. Henderson, M. Sikora, H. Kolb; Physiological responses associated with kainate receptor immunoreactivity in dissociated zebrafish retinal neurons - a voltage probe study, R. Nelson, A.T. Janis, T.N. Behar, V.P. Connaughton; GABA transporter function in the horizontal cells of the skate, R.P. Malchow, K.A. Andersen; Physiological and pharmacological characterization of glutamate and GABA receptors on carp retinal neurons, X.-L. Yang, P. Li, T. Lu, Y. Shen, M.-H. Han; The GABAc receptors of retinal neurons, H. Qian, H. Ripps; Retinoic acid - a neuromodulator in the retina, R. Weiler, M. Pottek, K. Schultz, U. Janssen-Bienhold; Properties of turtle retinal ganglion cell GABA receptors, E.M. Lasater, Y. Liu. Photoreceptors, Visual Adaptation and the ERG: The rhodopsin cycle - a twist in the tale, H. Ripps; Insights into the rod rhodopsin regeneration process using the excised mouse eye, S.E. Ostroy. (Part contents).