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ReviewProgress in retinal and eye research2005

Synaptic transmission at retinal ribbon synapses.

Ruth Heidelberger, Wallace B Thoreson, Paul Witkovsky

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Review in Progress in retinal and eye research, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 145 papers.

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145citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

145 citing papers in PubMed, 230 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Ribbon Synapses and Retinal Disease: Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ruth HeidelbergerDepartment of Neurobiology & Anatomy, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Wallace B Thoreson
Paul Witkovsky
New York University · USUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Neurotransmisson in Vertebrate RetinaR01EY012128 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HEIDELBERGER, RUTH · 2003 to 2025
$8.0M
Regulation of Photoreceptor NeurotransmisssionR01EY010542 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI KARATEKIN, ERDEM, THORESON, WALLACE B · 2001 to 2023
$7.7M
RETINAL SYNAPTOGENESIS AND ADAPTATIONR01EY003570 · NEI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI WITKOVSKY, PAUL · 1985 to 2001
$403k
MECHANISMS OF NEUROTRANSMISSION IN VERTEBRATE RETINAR29EY012128 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI HEIDELBERGER, RUTH · 1998 to 2002
$343k
CHLORIDE REGULATION OF PHOTORECEPTOR NEUROTRANSMISSIONR29EY010542 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI THORESON, WALLACE B · 1996 to 2000
$105k
METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTORS IN RETINAL NEURONSR55EY010542 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI THORESON, WALLACE B · 1994 to 1994
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The molecular organization of ribbon synapses in photoreceptors and ON bipolar cells is reviewed in relation to the process of neurotransmitter release. The interactions between ribbon synapse-associated proteins, synaptic vesicle fusion machinery and the voltage-gated calcium channels that gate transmitter release at ribbon synapses are discussed in relation to the process of synaptic vesicle exocytosis. We describe structural and mechanistic specializations that permit the ON bipolar cell to release transmitter at a much higher rate than the photoreceptor does, under in vivo conditions. We also consider the modulation of exocytosis at photoreceptor synapses, with an emphasis on the regulation of calcium channels.

Indexed as

Synaptic TransmissionAnimalsCalcium ChannelsExocytosisNerve EndingsPhotoreceptor CellsRetinaSynapsesCalcium Channels

Identifiers

PMID16027025
PMCPMC1383430
OpenAlexW2059825364

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