Neural Circuits Unit - Publications

• Connaughton, V.P. and Nelson, R. (InPress) Axonal stratification patterns and glutamate-gated conductance mechanisms in zebrafish retinal bipolar cells., Journal of Physiology (London).

• Connaughton, V. P., Graham D., and Nelson R. (2004) Identification and morphological classification of horizontal, bipolar, and amacrine cells within the zebrafish retina. , J. Comp. Neurol 477, 371-385.

• Nelson, R. Bender, A. M. and Connaughton, V. P. (2003) Stimulation of sodium pump restores membrane potential to neurons excited by glutamate in zebrafish distal retina, J. Physiol 549, 787-800.

• Nelson, R., Janis A. T., Behar T. N. and Connaughton V. P. (2001) Physiological Responses Associated with Kainate Receptor Immunoreactivity in Dissociated Zebrafish Retinal Neurons: a Voltage Probe Study. In H. Kolb and S. Wu editors: "Concepts and Challenges in Retinal Biology: A Tribute to John E. Dowling", Progress in Brain Research 131, 255-265.

• Kolb, H., Nelson, R., Ahnelt, P. and Cuenca, N. (2001) Cellular organization of the vertebrate retina. In H. Kolb and S. Wu editors: "Concepts and Challenges in Retinal Biology: A Tribute to John E. Dowling", Progress in Brain Research 131, 3-26.

• Kolb, H., Fernandez, E., Nelson, R. (2000) WEBVISION The organization of the vertebrate retina., N/A. Full Text/Abstract

• Nelson, R., Schaffner, A. E., Li, Y.-X and Walton M. K. (1999) Distribution of GABAC-like response patterns among acutely disociated rat retinal neurons., Visual Neuroscience 16, 179-190.

• Kolb, H. and Nelson, R. (1996) Hyperpolarizing, small-field, amacrine cells in cone pathways of cat retina., Journal of Comparative Neurology 371, 415-436.

• Freed, M. A., Pflug, R., Kolb, H., Nelson, R. (1996) ON-OFF amacrine cells in cat retina., Journal of Comparative Neurology 364, 556-566.

• Freed, M. A. and Nelson, R. (1994) Conductances evoked by light in the On-beta ganglion cell of cat retina, Visual Neuroscience 11, 261-269.

• Nelson, R. and Kolb, H. (1985) A17: A broad-field amacrine cell in the rod system of the cat retina. , Journal of Neurophysiology 54, 592-614.

• Nelson, R. and Kolb, H. (1983) Synaptic patterns and response properties of bipolar and ganglion cells in the cat retina., Vision Research 21, 1183-1195.

• Nelson, R (1982) AII amacrine cells quicken timecourse of rod signals in cat retina., Journal of Neurophysiology 47, 928-947.

• Kolb, H., Nelson, R. and Mariani, A. P. (1981) Amacrine cells, bipolar cells and ganglion cells of the cat retina: a Golgi study., Vision Research 21, 1081-1114.

• Nelson, R., Famiglietti, E. V. Jr., and Kolb H. (1978) Intracellular staining reveals different levels of stratification for on- and off-center ganglion cells in the cat retina., J. Neurophysiol. 41, 472-483.

• Nelson, R. (1977) Cat cones have rod input: a comparison of the response properties of cones and horizontal cell bodies in the retina of the cat., Journal of Comparative Neurology 172, 109-136.