Biochemistry And Physiology Of Visual Pigments

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Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments

Author : Helmut Langer
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642857698
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments written by Helmut Langer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a report of a four-day Symposium on the Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments, which took place immediately after the VIth International Congress on Photobiology, held in Bochum, Federal Republic of Germany, in August 1972. This meeting, which brought together about 50 investigators of various aspects of the visual process, was devoted to the visual cells of both vertebrates and invertebrates. Whereas the International Symposium on the Biochemistry of the Retina, held at Nij megen, The Netherlands, in 1968, had concentrated on vertebrate photoreceptors, this Symposium dealt with invertebrate photoreceptors as well, so that workers in each field could become acquainted with recent progress in the other area. The papers presented at the Symposium were divided into six main topics, to each of which a half-day session was devoted. The six parts of this book, following the intro ductory lecture, essentially correspond to these sessions. In addition to the invited con tributions, the volume contains a number of short communications by other partici pants and two contributions by invited participants, who were unable to attend. The volume closes, as did the Symposium, with a General Discussion, prepared and moderated by S. L. BONTING, in which an attempt was made to integrate various new findings, and to reconcile certain points of disagreement.

Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments

Author : Helmut Langer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780387062044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments written by Helmut Langer and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Biochemistry of Vision

Author : Hitoshi Shichi
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323157416
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry of Vision written by Hitoshi Shichi and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biochemistry of Vision provides information pertinent to vision biochemistry. This book discusses the biochemical information derived primarily from studies on nonocular tissues and describes the biochemical reactions related to the function of the retina and pigmented epithelium. Organized into 16 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the visual system and the structure of the vertebrate eye. The text then proceeds with a discussion of photoreceptor, which has a highly membranous structure. Other chapters cover a brief discussion of several topics, including biomembranes, photochemistry, spectral properties of retinal isomers, and the photochemical properties of the chromophore of rhodopsin. This book discusses as well the properties and intramembrane disposition of rhodopsin. The final chapter deals with the biochemistry of photoreceptor disorders and summarizes the basic knowledge on neurotransmitters and electrophysiology in the retina. This book is intended for ophthalmologists and medical students who are interested in the molecular aspects of photoreceptor diseases.

Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments

Author : Helmut Langer (ed)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (386 download)

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Download or read book Biochemistry and Physiology of Visual Pigments written by Helmut Langer (ed) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Visual System in Vertebrates

Author : F. Crescitelli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642664687
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Book Synopsis The Visual System in Vertebrates by : F. Crescitelli

Download or read book The Visual System in Vertebrates written by F. Crescitelli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vertebrate eye has been, and continues to be, an object of interest and of inquiry for biologists, physicists, chemists, psychologists, and others. Quite apart from its important role in the development of ophthalmology and related medical disciplines, the vertebrate eye is an exemplar of the ingenuity of living systems in adapting to the diverse and changing environments in which vertebrates have evolved. The wonder is not so much that the visual system, like other body systems, has been able to adapt in this way, but rather that these adaptations have taken such a variety of forms. In a previous volume in this series (VII/I) Eakin expressed admiration for the diversity of invertebrate photoreceptors. A comparable situation exists for the vertebrate eye as a whole and one object of this volume is to present to the reader the nature of this diversity. One result of this diversification of ocular structures and properties is that the experimental biologist has available a number of systems for study that are unique or especially favorable for the investigation of particular questions in visual science or neurobiology. This volume includes some examples of progress made by the use of such specially selected vertebrate systems. It is our hope that this comparative approach will continue to reveal new and useful preparations for the examination of important questions.

Visual Perception

Author : Tom Cornsweet
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0323148212
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (231 download)

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Download or read book Visual Perception written by Tom Cornsweet and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-12-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visual Perception explores fundamental topics underlying the field of visual perception, including the perception of brightness and color, the physics of light, and the optics of the eye. Although the text leans heavily on physical and physiological concepts, explanations of the relevant physics and physiology are considered. This book is organized into 16 chapters and begins with an overview of the relationship between information assimilation and the physiology of the visual system based on data gathered both in physiological and perceptual experiments. More specifically, this text discusses the nature of the human perceptual system in terms of the kinds of information that are assimilated from the world, and how this selection of information is governed by the structure of receptors and the neural circuits that are connected to them. The relationships between symbols and their corresponding physical and physiological variables are also examined. Finally, the book addresses the presence of strong lateral inhibition in the visual system and how it fits the concept of evolution. This book is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students, regardless of their academic backgrounds.

Rhodopsins and Phototransduction

Author : Ikuo Takeuchi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470515708
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Book Synopsis Rhodopsins and Phototransduction by : Ikuo Takeuchi

Download or read book Rhodopsins and Phototransduction written by Ikuo Takeuchi and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brings together key new results of interdisciplinary collaborations among various research fields on rhodopsin including the photoreceptive mechanism of rhodopsins, the molecular mechanism of the visual transduction process, visual processes in the retina and other transduction processes in the retina and brain. The structures of the rhodopsin molecule are studied in the fields of protein chemistry, molecular biology, organic chemistry and structural biology; the ultra fast reactions of the retinal protein are studied in physics, biophysics, physical chemistry, organic chemistry and photobiology; the phototransduction in retinal proteins and visual cells are studied in biophysics, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry and photobiology; and the localization in the tissues is studied in anatomy and histochemistry. The diversity of visual systems in various animals is studied in zoology and comparative biochemistry.

Physiology of Photoreceptor Organs

Author : Michelangelo G.F. Fuortes
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642653405
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Physiology of Photoreceptor Organs written by Michelangelo G.F. Fuortes and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of essays which attempts to summarize the recent progress in the field of photoreceptor and retinal physiology. Reflecting the way in which research is organized, each author reports on the studies performed with the techniques with which he is most familiar: morpholo gical, chemical or physiological. The first chapters describe the structure of visual cells and the histological architecture of the retina. Next comes a summary of the laws governing photochemical reactions and a report on the biochemistry of photopigments. Four articles cover the optical properties of invertebrate eyes and the electrophysiology and the interactions of their photoreceptors. These are followed by a discussion of the properties of vertebrate eyes, including chapters on optics, on the electrical responses of rods and cones and on the functional organization of the retina. The final chapter provides an extensive review of retinal biochemistry and metabolism. Even though the experimental approach differs, all studies are directed toward the solution of two basic problems: transduction in the photoreceptors and orga nization (often called "information processing") in the retina. The central problem of photoreceptor cells is to determine how light produces a response. We know that illumination evokes electrical changes and we have recently learned a great deal about the features of these changes. The evidence indicates however that elaborate processes must be interposed between the ab sorption of photons by the pigment and the production of electric currents through the membrane. These intermediary cvents remain to be unraveled.

Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina

Author : M.B. Djamgoz
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401105332
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Book Synopsis Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina by : M.B. Djamgoz

Download or read book Neurobiology and Clinical Aspects of the Outer Retina written by M.B. Djamgoz and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the cellular biology, biochemistry and physiology of photoreceptors and their interactions with the second-order neurons, bipolar and horizontal cells. The focus is upon the contributions made by these neurons to vision. Thus the basic neurobiology of the outer retina is related to the visual process, and visual defects that could arise from abnormalities in this part of the retina are highlighted in the first 16 chapters. Since all vertebrate retinas have the same basic structure and physiological plan, examples are given from a variety of species, with an emphasis upon mammals, extending to human vision. The last four chapters approach the problem from the other end. This part of the book covers a range of clinical conditions involving visual abnormalities that are due to cellular defects in the outer retina. Although the contents of this book do not represent the proceedings of a conference, the concept arose at an international symposium on 'Recent Advances in Retinal Research' which was held at the International Marine Centre in Oristano, Sardinia. We hope that the book will give a coherent, up to date review of the neurobiology and clinical aspects of the outer retina and encourage further integration of these areas. Retinal neurobiology has been an intense field of investigation for several decades. More recently, it has seen significant advances with the application of modern techniques of cell and molecular biology.

The Biochemistry of Natural Pigments

Author : G. Britton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521248921
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (489 download)

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Download or read book The Biochemistry of Natural Pigments written by G. Britton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1983-03-10 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the structures and properties of the main groups of natural pigments.

Human Color Vision

Author : Jan Kremers
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319449788
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Human Color Vision written by Jan Kremers and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our understanding of human color vision has advanced tremendously in recent years, helped along by many new discoveries, ideas, and achievements. It is therefore timely that these new developments are brought together in a book, assembled specifically to include new research and insight from the leaders in the field. Although intentionally not exhaustive, many aspects of color vision are discussed in this Springer Series in Vision Research book including: the genetics of the photopigments; the anatomy and physiology of photoreceptors, retinal and cortical pathways; color perception; the effects of disorders; theories on neuronal processes and the evolution of human color vision. Several of the chapters describe new, state-of-the-art methods within genetics, morphology, imaging techniques, electrophysiology, psychophysics, and computational neuroscience. The book gives a comprehensive overview of the different disciplines in human color vision in a way that makes it accessible to specialists and non-specialist scientists alike. About the Series: The Springer Series in Vision Research is a comprehensive update and overview of cutting edge vision research, exploring, in depth, current breakthroughs at a conceptual level. It details the whole visual system, from molecular processes to anatomy, physiology and behavior and covers both invertebrate and vertebrate organisms from terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Each book in the Series is aimed at all individuals with interests in vision including advanced graduate students, post-doctoral researchers, established vision scientists and clinical investigators. The series editors are N. Justin Marshall, Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia and Shaun P. Collin, Neuroecology Group within the School of Animal Biology and the Oceans Institute at the University of Western Australia.

The Visual Pigments

Author : Herbert J. A. Dartnall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Visual Pigments written by Herbert J. A. Dartnall and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Advances in Photoreception

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309042402
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Advances in Photoreception written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1990-02-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of a continuing series on Frontiers of Visual Science, this short volume contains papers presented at a recent symposium. These papers describe techniques for assessing the structure and function of photoreception, both in isolation and in aggregation as the "receptor mosaic" of the retina. Also described are dynamic and spatial sampling properties of photoreceptors, with an emphasis on techniques of measurement and associated models of retinal function. This volume should be of interest to basic vision scientists, clinical ophthalmologists, workers in human factors, and computer scientists curious about the visual apparatus of biological systems.

From Pigments to Perception

Author : Arne Valberg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461537185
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book From Pigments to Perception written by Arne Valberg and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of a NATO ARW on Advances in Understanding Visual Processes: Convergence of Neurophysiological and Psychological Evidence, held in Roros, Norway, August 6-10, 1990

Handbook of Photosensory Receptors

Author : Winslow R. Briggs
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527604855
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Photosensory Receptors written by Winslow R. Briggs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-03-06 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first complete resource on photosensory receptors from bacteria, plants and animals compiles the data on all known classes of photoreceptors, creating a must-have reference for students and researchers for many years to come. Among the editors are the current and a former president of the American Society for Photobiology.

Photoreceptors

Author : Alan Fein
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521244336
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book Photoreceptors written by Alan Fein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1982-08-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mechanism by which photoreceptor cells in the eyes of higher animals absorb light, giving rise to receptor potentials that initiate the visual process, is a subject of active research in biophysics today. The pace of this research and its multidisciplinary nature have made it difficult for the nonexpert to keep abreast of new discoveries. This book aims to provide a more coherent, compact summary of our knowledge about the field that has been available, serving as an up-to-date introduction to the role of photoreceptors in vision. The book is a self-contained, concise handbook for the reader who has at least a college level knowledge if cell biology, biochemistry, physical chemistry, neurobiology and physics. The authors describe the physical parameters of light and proceed to describe the mechanisms by which photoreceptors extract information about each parameter. The discussion of mechanisms is organized by discipline, following the general sequence of cellular morphology, visual pigment chemistery, and receptor physiology. Photoreceptors: their role in vision is an integrated sourcebook which will serve the novice as a 'stepping stone' to the vast and exciting scientific literature of the field.

An Introduction to the Biology of Vision

Author : James T. McIlwain
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521498906
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (989 download)

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Book Synopsis An Introduction to the Biology of Vision by : James T. McIlwain

Download or read book An Introduction to the Biology of Vision written by James T. McIlwain and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-11-28 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook is intended for use in a course for undergraduate students in biology, neuroscience or psychology who have had an introductory course on the structure and function of the nervous system. Its primary purpose is to provide a working vocabulary and knowledge of the biology of vision and to acquaint students with the major themes in biological vision research. Part I treats the eye as an image-forming organ and provides an overview of the projections from the retina to key visual structures of the brain. Part II examines the functions of the retina and its central projections in greater detail, building on the introductory material of Part I. Part III treats certain special topics in vision that require this detailed knowledge of the structure and properties of the retina and visual projections.