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Author:   Joyce Tombran-Tink ,  Colin J. Barnstable
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2008
Weight:   1.335kg
ISBN:  

9781493960828

ISBN 10:   1493960822
Pages:   509
Publication Date:   23 August 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Evolution of the Visual System.- An Organ of Exquisite Perfection.- Photoreceptor Structure, Function, and Development.- Development of the Foveal Specialization.- An Update on the Regulation of Rod Photoreceptor Development.- The Retinal Pigment Epithelium and the Visual Cycle.- Photoreceptor—RPE Interactions.- Molecular Biology of IRBP and Its Role in the Visual Cycle.- Visual Signaling in the Outer Retina.- Regulation of Photoresponses by Phosphorylation.- The cGMP Signaling Pathway in Retinal Photoreceptors and the Central Role of Photoreceptor Phosphodiesterase (PDE6).- Rhodopsin Structure, function, and Involvement in Retinitis Pigmentosa.- Multiple Signaling Pathways Govern Calcium Homeostasis in Photoreceptor Inner Segments.- The Transduction Channels of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors.- Rhodopsins in Drosophila Color Vision.- INAD Signaling Complex of Drosophila Photoreceptors.- Visual Processing in the Inner Retina.- Visual Signal Processing in the Inner Retina.- Color Vision and Adaptive Processes.- Human Cone Spectral Sensitivities and Color Vision Deficiencies.- Luminous Efficiency Functions.- Cone Pigments and Vision in the Mouse.- Multifocal Oscillatory Potentials of the Human Retina.- Aging and Vision.- The Aging of the Retina.- Aging of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium.- Visual Transduction and Age-Related Changes in Lipofuscin.- Nonphotoreceptor Light Detection and Circadian Rhythms.- A Nonspecific System Provides Nonphotic Information for the Biological Clock.- The Circadian Clock: Physiology, Genes, and Disease.

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