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Sarthy, Vijay

structure and function

Vijay Sarthy and Harris Ripps[electronic resource]

Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers

c2001

xiv, 278 p. ill., port.

Perspectives in vision research

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-272) and index. , Structural organization of retinal glia -- Muller cells -- Astrocytes and microglia -- Role in Retinal development -- Lineage, birthdate, and development of Muller cells -- Roles in retinal development -- Developmental regulation of gene expression -- Metabolic interactions with neurons -- Energy coupling -- Glutamate metabolism -- GABA metabolism -- Acid-base regulation -- Retinoid metabolism -- Neuron-glia signaling pathways -- Membrane transport -- Electrophysiology of membrane transport -- Transmitter-operated ion channels -- A calcium-based intercellular signal pathway -- Nitric oxide -- K+ dynamics, ion channels, and transretinal potentials -- Regulation of extracellular potassium -- Voltage-activated ion channels -- Other voltage dependent ion channels -- The Na+-K+ pump -- Light-evoked changes in extracellular K= -- Cellular origins of the electroretinogram -- Role in Retinal pathophysiology -- Retinal ischemia and excitotoxicity -- The immune response -- Phagocytosis -- Retinal conditions with potential Muller cell involvement -- Reactive gliosis -- App.: On the histology of the retina -- References -- Index.

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