Degenerative Diseases of the Retina

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Apoptosis in Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 1-8
Oxidative Damage and Responses in Retinal Nuclei Arising from Intense Light Exposure....Pages 9-17
Light-Induced Apoptosis in the Rat Retina in Vivo....Pages 19-25
Inhibitory Effects of Cycloheximide and Flunarizine on Light-Induced Apoptosis of Photoreceptor Cells....Pages 27-38
Apoptosis of Photoreceptors and Lens Fiber Cells with Cataract and Multiple Tumor Formation in the Eyes of Transgenic Mice Lacking the P53 Gene and Expressing the HPV 16 E7 Gene Under the Control of the IRBP Promoter....Pages 39-49
Function, Age-Related Expression and Molecular Characterization of PEDF, A Neurotrophic Serpin Secreted by Human RPE Cells....Pages 51-60
Nitric Oxide in the Retina....Pages 61-68
 In Vitro Expression of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells....Pages 69-76
New Retinal Degenerations in the Mouse....Pages 77-85
Chorioretinal Interface....Pages 87-94
Fractionation of Interphotoreceptor Matrix Metalloproteinases....Pages 95-103
Peptides from Rhodopsin Induce Experimental Autoimmune Uveoretinitis in Lewis Rats....Pages 105-110
Retinal Degeneration in Rats Induced by Vitamin E Deficiency....Pages 111-118
Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Cultured From RCS Rats Express an Increased Membrane Conductance for Calcium Compared to Normal Rats....Pages 119-127
Effect of Sugars on Photoreceptor Outer Segment Assembly....Pages 129-137
Regulatory Influences on the Glycosylation of Rhodopsin By Human and Bovine Retinas....Pages 139-147
The Dolichol Pathway in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium of the Embryonic Chick....Pages 149-154
Morphological and Biochemical Studies of the Retinal Degeneration in the Vitiligo Mouse....Pages 155-162
Immunological Aspects of Retinal Transplantation in Retinal Degeneration Rodents....Pages 163-175
Iron and Hereditary Degeneration of the Retina....Pages 177-186
Receptor Degeneration is a Normal Part of Retinal Development....Pages 187-193
Development of Opsin and Synapses in Monkey Photoreceptors....Pages 195-202
The Nature of Newly Formed Capillaries in Experimental Naphthalene-Induced Retinal Degeneration in Rabbit....Pages 203-208
Retinal Cell Responses to Argon Laser Photocoagulation....Pages 209-216
Drosophila as a Model for Photoreceptor Dystrophies and Cell Death....Pages 217-226
Abnormal Ca 2+ Mobilization and Excessive Photopigment Phosphorylation Lead to Photoreceptor Degeneration in Drosophila Mutants....Pages 227-234
The Role of Dominant Rhodopsin Mutations in Drosophila Retinal Degeneration....Pages 235-241
The Role of the Retinal Degeneration B Protein in the Drosophila Visual System....Pages 243-254
 Drosophila Visual Transduction, a Model System For Human Eye Disease?....Pages 255-261
Characterization of Vertebrate Homologs of Drosophila Photoreceptor Proteins....Pages 263-274
Retinal Pathology in Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 275-284
Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in Autosomal Dominant Retinal Degeneration With Mutations in the Peripherin/ RDS Gene....Pages 285-292
Genetic Studies in Autosomal Recessive Forms of Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 293-302
Clinical Features of Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Associated with the Ser 186TRP Mutation of Rhodopsin....Pages 303-312
Mutations in the Gene for the B-Subunit of Rod Photoreceptor Cgmp-Specific Phosphodiesterase (PDEB) in Patients with Retinal Dystrophies and Dysfunctions....Pages 313-322
Molecular Genetic Studies of Retinal Dystrophies Principally Affecting the Macula....Pages 323-330
Molecular Analysis of the Human GAR1 Gene....Pages 331-338
Guanylate Cyclase-Activating Protein (GCAP)....Pages 339-347
Abnormal Cone Receptor Activity in Patients with Hereditary Degeneration....Pages 349-358
Abnormal Rod Photoreceptor Function in Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 359-370
Scotopic Threshold Responses and Rod Intensity-Response Functions as Sensitive Indicators of the Carrier Status In X-Linked Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 371-376
ERG Findings in Two Patients with Autosomal Dominant Congenital Stationary Night Blindness and His258Asn Mutation of the β-Subunit of Rod Photoreceptor CGMP-Specific Phosphodiesterase....Pages 377-384
Docosahexaenoic Acid Abnormalities in Red Blood Cells of Patients with Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 385-393
Ligand-Binding Properties of Recombinant Human IRBP....Pages 395-402
Cataractogenesis In Retinitis Pigmentosa....Pages 403-407
Back Matter....Pages 409-412