Serotonin and Retinotectal Development

Rhoades, Robert W.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Eye Institute (NEI)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 1R01EY011481-01
• Application #: 2165795
• Study Section: Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-VISB (06))
• Project Start: 1996-09-01
• Project End: 2000-08-31
• Budget Start: 1996-09-01
• Budget End: 1997-08-31
• Support Year: 1
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Toledo
• Department: Anatomy/Cell Biology
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• DUNS #: 807418939
• City: Toledo
• State: OH
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 43614

Publications

Crnko-Hoppenjans, T A; Mooney, R D; Rhoades, R W (2001) Neonatally elevated serotonin levels alter terminal arbors of individual retinal ganglion cells in superior colliculus of hamsters. J Comp Neurol 432:528-36

Ke, M; Mooney, R D; Rhoades, R W (1999) Increased serotonin in the developing superior colliculus affects receptive-field size of retinotectal afferents but not that of postsynaptic neurons. Vis Neurosci 16:121-30

Crnko-Hoppenjans, T A; Yaggie, J; Mooney, R D et al. (1999) Organization of the corticotectal projection in hamsters with neonatally elevated levels of serotonin in the superior colliculus. Neurosci Lett 276:111-4

Zhang, Y; Mooney, R D; Rhoades, R W (1999) Effects of norepinephrine on the activity of visual neurons in the superior colliculus of the hamster. Vis Neurosci 16:541-55

Tan, H; Mooney, R D; Rhoades, R W (1999) Effects of norepinephrine upon superficial layer neurons in the superior colliculus of the hamster: in vitro studies. Vis Neurosci 16:557-70

Mooney, R D; Crnko-Hoppenjans, T A; Ke, M et al. (1998) Augmentation of serotonin in the developing superior colliculus alters the normal development of the uncrossed retinotectal projection. J Comp Neurol 393:84-92