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Calcium-induced calcium release contributes to synaptic release from mouse rod photoreceptors by Babai, N, Morgans, C.W, Thoreson, W.B

“…Abstract We tested whether calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) contributes to synaptic release from rods in mammalian retina. Electron micrographs and…”
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Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein expression in the retina is regulated by light by Guimarães-Souza, E.M., Perche, O., Morgans, C.W., Duvoisin, R.M., Calaza, K.C.

“…Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP) is a RNA-binding protein that modulates protein synthesis at the synapse and its function is regulated by…”
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Neurotransmitter release at ribbon synapses in the retina by Morgans, Catherine W

“…The synapses of photoreceptors and bipolar cells in the retina are easily identified ultrastructurally by the presence of synaptic ribbons, electron‐dense bars…”
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Localization of the alpha(1F) calcium channel subunit in the rat retina by Morgans, C W

“…The molecular identity of the calcium channels that mediate glutamate release from photoreceptors is unknown. Mutations in the recently identified,…”
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Distributions of two homologous synaptic vesicle proteins, synaptoporin and synaptophysin, in the mammalian retina by Brandstätter, J.H., Löhrke, S., Morgans, C.W., Wässle, H.

“…Synaptophysin and synaptoporin are homologous proteins that are among the most abundant synaptic vesicle proteins. Despite their high degree of sequence…”
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The plasma membrane protein SNAP-25, but not syntaxin, is present at photoreceptor and bipolar cell synapses in the rat retina by Brandstätter, J H, Wässle, H, Betz, H, Morgans, C W

“…The two neuronal plasma membrane proteins synaptosomal associated protein 25 kDa (SNAP-25) and syntaxin form, in current models of synaptic vesicle exocytosis,…”
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Regulation of intracellular pH by a neuronal homolog of the erythrocyte anion exchanger by Kopito, R R, Lee, B S, Simmons, D M, Lindsey, A E, Morgans, C W, Schneider, K

“…We have isolated AE3, a novel gene expressed primarily in brain neurons and in heart. The predicted AE3 polypeptide shares a high degree of identity with the…”
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Generation of truncated brain AE3 isoforms by alternate mRNA processing by MORGANS, C. W, KOPITO, R. R

“…AE3 gene is a member of the AE anion exchanger gene family that is expressed primarily in brain and heart. The principal product of the AE3 gene in rodent…”
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Molecular identity, synaptic localization, and physiology of calcium channels in retinal bipolar cells by Berntson, Amy, Taylor, W. Rowland, Morgans, Catherine W.

“…Bipolar cells convey information through the retina via graded changes in their membrane potential and modulate transmitter release through the influx of…”
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Presynaptic proteins of ribbon synapses in the retina by Morgans, Catherine W.

“…The synapses of photoreceptors and bipolar cells in the retina are characterized ultrastructurally by the presence of an electron‐dense bar, the synaptic…”
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Calcium channel heterogeneity among cone photoreceptors in the tree shrew retina by Morgans, Catherine W.

“…Retinal photoreceptors are depolarized in darkness and release neurotransmitter tonically. They respond to light by hyperpolarization and a concomitant…”
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Calcium Extrusion from Mammalian Photoreceptor Terminals by Morgans, Catherine W, El Far, Oussama, Berntson, Amy, Wassle, Heinz, Taylor, W. Rowland

“…Ribbon synapses of vertebrate photoreceptors constantly release glutamate in darkness. Transmitter release is maintained by a steady influx of calcium through…”
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Ionic Mechanisms Mediating Oscillatory Membrane Potentials in Wide-Field Retinal Amacrine Cells by Vigh, Jozsef, Solessio, Eduardo, Morgans, Catherine W, Lasater, Eric M

“…1 Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132; 2 Department…”
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Distribution of the presynaptic calcium sensors, synaptotagmin I/II and synaptotagmin III, in the goldfish and rodent retinas by Berntson, Amy K, Morgans, Catherine W

“…Synaptic vesicle exocytosis is triggered by rises in calcium up to 100 microM at the site of vesicle fusion. The synaptic vesicle proteins synaptotagmin 1 and…”
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A SNARE Complex Containing Syntaxin 3 Is Present in Ribbon Synapses of the Retina by Morgans, Catherine W, Brandstatter, Johann H, Kellerman, Joseph, Betz, Heinrich, Wassle, Heinz

“…In contrast to conventional synapses, which release neurotransmitter transiently, ribbon synapses formed by photoreceptors and bipolar cells of the retina…”
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Localization of the α1F calcium channel subunit in the rat retina by MORGANS, Catherine W

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AE3 anion exchanger isoforms in the vertebrate retina: developmental regulation and differential expression in neurons and glia by Kobayashi, S, Morgans, CW, Casey, JR, Kopito, RR

“…Plasma membrane anion exchangers constitute a multigene family that contributes to the regulation of intracellular pH and chloride concentration in many cell…”
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Localization of voltage-sensitive L-type calcium channels in the chicken retina by Firth, Sally I, Morgan, Ian G, Boelen, Meeuwis K, Morgans, Catherine W

“…ABSTRACT L‐type calcium channels have been associated with synaptic transmission in the retina, and are a potential site for modulation of the release of…”
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Voriconazole, an antifungal triazol that causes visual side effects, is an inhibitor of TRPM1 and TRPM3 channels by Xiong, Wei-Hong, Brown, R Lane, Reed, Brian, Burke, Neal S, Duvoisin, Robert M, Morgans, Catherine W

“…Administration of voriconazole, an antifungal triazole, causes transient visual disturbances in patients and attenuates the b-wave of the ERG. We sought to…”
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Modulation of the cytotoxic mechanism of 6-thioguanine by 4-amino-5-imidazolecarboxamide by MAYBAUM, J, MORGANS, C. W, TING, P, ROGERS, C. E

“…Previous evidence has indicated that either purine starvation or incorporation into DNA may be the dominant biochemical effect of the antileukemic agent…”
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