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The retinal Müller cell : structure and function

Title
The retinal Müller cell : structure and function / Vijay Sarthy and Harris Ripps.
Author
Sarthy, Vijay.
Publication
New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, [2001], ©2001.

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Ripps, Harris.
Description
xiv, 278 pages, 1 leaf of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
Series Statement
Perspectives in vision research
Uniform Title
Perspectives in vision research.
Subject
  • Retina > Cytology
  • Neuroglia
  • Retina > cytology
  • Neuroglia > physiology
  • Neurons > physiology
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-272) and index.
Contents
  • 1. Structural Organization of Retinal Glia. 1.1. Muller Cells. 1.2. Astrocytes and Microglia -- 2. Role in Retinal Development. 2.1. Lineage, Birthdate, and Development of Muller Cells. 2.2. Roles in Retinal Development. 2.3. Developmental Regulation of Gene Expression -- 3. Metabolic Interactions with Neurons. 3.1. Energy Coupling. 3.2. Glutamate Metabolism. 3.3. GABA Metabolism. 3.4. Acid-Base Regulation. 3.5. Retinoid Metabolism -- 4. Neuron-Glia Signaling Pathways. 4.1. Membrane Transport. 4.2. Electrophysiology of Membrane Transport. 4.3. Transmitter-operated Ion Channels. 4.4. A Calcium-based Intercellular Signal Pathway. 4.5. Nitric Oxide -- 5. K[superscript +], Ion Channels, and Transretinal Potentials. 5.1. Regulation of Extracellular Potassium. 5.2. Voltage-activated Ion Channels. 5.3. Other Voltage-dependent Ion Channels. 5.4. The Na[superscript +]-K[superscript +] Pump. 5.5. Why Voltage-dependent Ion Channels?
  • 5.6. Light-evoked Changes in Extracellular K[superscript +]. 5.7. Cellular Origins of the Electroretinogram -- 6. Role in Retinal Pathophysiology. 6.1. Retinal Ischemia and Excitotoxicity. 6.2. The Immune Response. 6.3. Phagocytosis. 6.4. Retinal Conditions with Potential Muller Cell Involvement. 6.5. Reactive Gliosis. App. On the Histology of the Retina / H. Muller.
ISBN
0306464705
LCCN
00058749
OCLC
  • ocm44588069
  • SCSB-4165958
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Columbia University Libraries