Eye, retina, and visual system of the mouse / / edited by Leo M. Chalupa and Robert W. Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782140403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008; ©2008
• ISBN: 0-262-30852-5; 0-262-27013-7; 1-4356-6282-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (815 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChalupaLeo M; WilliamsRobert W. <1952->
• Disciplina: 573.8/819353
• Soggetti: Mice - Sense organs; Eye; Visual pathways
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface; I - Introduction to the Mouse as a Species and Research Model; 1 Evolutionary History of the Genus Mus; 2 Visual and Other Sensory Abilities of Mice and Their Influence on Behavioral Measures of Cognitive Function; 3 Comparative Survey of the Mammalian Visual System with Reference to the Mouse; 4 Survey of the Research Opportunities Afforded by Genetic Variation in the Mouse Visual System; II - Optics, Psychophysics, and Visual Behaviors of Mice; 5 The Mouse as a Model for Myopia, and Optics of Its Eye; 6 Characteristics and Applications of Mouse Eye Movements; 7 Measuring Vision in the Awake Behaving Mouse8 Electroretinographic Correlates of Normal and Abnormal Retinal Ganglion Cell Activity; III - Organization of the Adult Mouse Eye and Central Visual System; 9 Aqueous Humor Dynamics and Trabecular Meshwork; 10 Recent Advances in the Investigation of Mouse Cone Photoreceptors; 11 Mosaic Architecture of the Mouse Retina; 12 Synaptic Organization of the Mouse Retina; 13 Distribution and Functional Roles of Neuronal Gap Junctions in the Mouse Retina; 14 Neurotransmission in the Mouse ; Retina; 15 Morphological, Functional, and Developmental Properties of Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells16 The Lamina Cribrosa Region and Optic Nerve of the Mouse; 17 Photoentrainment of the Circadian Oscillator; 18 Physiology of the Mouse Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus; 19 Superior Colliculus and Saccade Generation in Mice; 20 Interconnections of Visual Cortical Areas in the Mouse; IV - Development of the Mouse Eye; 21 Chronology of Development of the Mouse Visual System: Comparisons with Human Development; 22 Developmental Studies of the Mouse Lens: Past, Present, and Future; 23 Development of the Retinal Vasculature and the Effects of High Oxygen (Retinopathy of Prematurity)24 Specification, Histogenesis, and Photoreceptor Development in the Mouse Retina; 25 Rb and the Control of Retinal Development; 26 Gene Regulatory Networks and Retinal Ganglion Cell Development; 27 Cell Death in the Mouse Retina; 28 The Function of the Retina prior to Vision: The Phenomenon of Retinal Waves and Retinotopic Refinement; 29 ON and OFF Pathways in the Mouse Retina and the Role of Stimulation; 30 Retinoic Acid Function in Central Visual Pathways; V - Development and Plasticity of Retinal Projections and Visuotopic Maps31 Intraretinal Axon Guidance; 32 Early Development of the Optic Stalk, Chiasm, and Astrocytes; 33 Axon Growth and Regeneration of Retinal Ganglion Cells; 34 Development of the Retinogeniculate Pathway; 35 Developmental Synaptic Remodeling: Insights from the Mouse Retinogeniculate Synapse; 36 Ocular Dominance Plasticity; 37 Environmental Enrichment and Visual System Plasticity; 38 Bidirectional Experience-Dependent Plasticity in Primary Visual Cortex; VI - Mouse Models of Human Eye Disease; 39 Mouse Models: A Key System in Revolutionizing the Understanding of Glaucoma
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