The Retina and Circadian Rhythms

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tosini, Gianluca (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Iuvone, P. Michael (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), McMahon, Douglas G. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Collin, Shaun P. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Springer Series in Vision Research ; 1
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Neurosciences.; Ophthalmology.; Neurobiology.; Biomedicine.

The retina plays a critical role in the organization of the circadian system by synchronizing the brain’s central clock with the external day through transduction of the daily light/dark cycle.  However, the substantial variation in luminance imposed on the retina between day and night also poses a...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Fundamental Retinal Circuitry for Circadian Rhythms
• 3. Circadian photoreception: from phototransduction to behaviour
• 4. Role of Melatonin and Dopamine in the Regulation of Retinal Circadian Rhythms
• 5. Circadian Organization of the Vertebrate Retina
• 6. Rhythmicity of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
• 7. Retinal Circadian Rhythms in Mammals Revealed Using Electroretinography
• 8. Circadian Clock and Light Induced Retinal Damage
• 9. Circadian Rhythms and Vision in Zebrafish
• 10. Circadian Modulation of the Limulus Eye for Day and Night Vision
• 11. Molluscan Ocular Pacemakers: Lessons Learned.          .