2023
The Effects of Aging on Rod Bipolar Cell Ribbon Synapses
Shrestha A, Rameshkumar N, Boff J, Rajmanna R, Chandrasegaran T, Frederick C, Zenisek D, Vaithianathan T. The Effects of Aging on Rod Bipolar Cell Ribbon Synapses. Cells 2023, 12: 2385. PMID: 37830599, PMCID: PMC10572008, DOI: 10.3390/cells12192385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRod bipolar cellsRibbon synapsesSynaptic ribbonsCalcium currentBipolar cellsRetinal ganglion cellsAge-related morphological changesBipolar cell ribbon synapsesBipolar cell terminalsGlobal health concernAge-related visual impairmentAge-related changesPlexiform layerGanglion cellsInner nuclearCochlear cellsSensory alterationsCell terminalsVisual impairmentFunctional changesHealth concernCalcium signalsSynapsesCalcium dynamicsRetina
2012
Acute Damage to Synaptic Ribbons Differentially Affects Evoked and Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release from Rod Bipolar Cells
Mehta B, Snellman J, Zenisek D. Acute Damage to Synaptic Ribbons Differentially Affects Evoked and Spontaneous Neurotransmitter Release from Rod Bipolar Cells. Biophysical Journal 2012, 102: 670a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.11.3647.Peer-Reviewed Original Research