Retinal Development - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521837987 ISBN 13: 9780521837989

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This advanced text, first published in 2006, takes a developmental approach to the presentation of our understanding of how vertebrates construct a retina. Written by experts in the field, each of the seventeen chapters covers a specific step in the process, focusing on the underlying molecular, cellular, and physiological mechanisms. There is also a special section on emerging technologies, including genomics, zebrafish genetics, and stem cell biology that are starting to yield important insights into retinal development. Primarily aimed at professionals, both biologists and clinicians working with the retina, this book provides a concise view of vertebrate retinal development. Since the retina is 'an approachable part of the brain', this book will also be attractive to all neuroscientists interested in development, as processes required to build this exquisitely organized system are ultimately relevant to all other parts of the central nervous system.

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About the Author

Evelyne Sernagor is a neurophysiologist studying the role of early experience in guiding the development of retinal circuitry. She is a Senior Lecturer in Developmental Neuroscience at Newcastle University Medical School in the School of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry. Stephen Eglen is a lecturer in computational biology at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. He uses theoretical modelling techniques to understand and predict mechanisms of neural development. Bill Harris has worked in the field of retinal development for over 30 years, studying problems of eye field specification, proliferation, cell determination, and neural connectivity. He is a Professor at Cambridge University in the Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience. Rachel Wong is Professor of Neurobiology at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. She uses live-imaging techniques and electrophysiological approaches to study the assembly of neural circuits in the vertebrate retina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521837987
• ISBN 13: 9780521837989
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Sernagor Evelyne, Eglen Stephen, Harris Bill, Wong Rachel