Vision Laboratory

Leamey, C., Protti, D.A. and Dreher, B. Comparative survey of visual system with reference to mouse. Chapter of Book: Eye, Retina, and Visual System of the Mouse, MIT Press, 2008, Editors: Chalupa, L.M and Williams, R.W. In press.

Dumitrescu O., Protti D.A., Majumdar S., Zeilhofer H.U. and Wässle H. (2006) Ionotropic glutamate receptors of amacrine cells of the mouse retina. Visual Neuroscience 23 (1): 79-90.

Protti, D.A., Flores-Herr, N., Li, W., Massey, S. and Wässle, H. (2005) Light signalling in scotopic conditions in the rabbit, mouse and rat retina: a pharmacological study. Journal of Neurophysiology 93, 3479-3488.

Habermann, C, O'Brien, B., Wässle, H. and Protti, D.A. (2003) AII amacrine cells express L-type calcium channels at their output synapses Journal of Neuroscience 23, 6904‑6913.

Flores-Herr, N., Protti, D.A. and Wässle, H. (2001). Synaptic currents generating the inhibitory surround of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina. Journal of Neuroscience 21, 4852‑4863.

Protti, D.A., Flores-Herr, N., and von Gersdorff, H (2000). Light evokes calcium spikes in the axon terminal of a retinal bipolar cell. Neuron, 25, 215–227. 

Protti, D.A. and Llano, I. (1998). Calcium currents and calcium signaling in rod bipolar cells of rat retinal slices.  Journal of Neuroscience 18, 3715-3724.

Protti, D.A., Gerschenfeld, H.M., and Llano, I. (1997). GABAergic and glycinergic IPSCs in ganglion cells of rat retinal slices.  Journal of Neuroscience 17, 6075-6085.

Katz, E., Protti, D.A., Ferro, P.A., Rosato, S.M., and Uchitel, O.D. (1997). Effects of Ca²⁺ channel blocker neurotoxins on transmitter release and presynaptic currents at the mouse neuromuscular junction.  British Journal of Pharmacology 121, 1531-1540.

Protti, D.A. and Uchitel, O.D. (1997). P/Q-type calcium channels activate neighboring calcium-dependent potassium channels in mouse motor nerve terminals.  Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology 434, 406-412.

Protti, D.A., Reisin, R., Mackinley, T.A., and Uchitel, O.D. (1996). Calcium channel blockers and transmitter release at the normal human neuromuscular junction.  Neurology 46, 1391-1396.

Hernandez-Cruz, A., Diaz-Munoz, M., Gomez-Chavarin, M., Canedo-Merino, R., Protti, D.A., Escobar, A.L., Sierralta, J., and Suarez-Isla, B.A. (1995). Properties of the ryanodine-sensitive release channels that underlie caffeine-induced Ca²⁺ mobilization from intracellular stores in mammalian sympathetic neurons.  European Journal of Neuroscience 7, 1684-1699.

Protti, D.A. and Uchitel, (1994) O.D. , P-type calcium channels and transmitter release from nerve terminals.  News in Physiological Sciences 9 101-105.

Protti, D.A. and Uchitel, O.D. (1993). Transmitter release and presynaptic Ca²⁺ currents blocked by the spider toxin omega-Aga-IVA.  Neuroreport 5, 333-336.

Protti, D.A., Sanchez, V.A., Cherksey, B.D., Sugimori, M., Llinas, and Uchitel, O.D. (1993). Mammalian neuromuscular transmission blocked by funnel web toxin.  Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 681, 405-407.

Uchitel, O.D., Scornik, F., Protti, D.A., Fumberg, C.G., Alvarez, V., and Appel, S.H. (1992). Long-term neuromuscular dysfunction produced by passive transfer of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis immunoglobulins.  Neurology  42, 2175-2180. 

Uchitel, O.D., Protti, D.A., Sanchez, V., Cherksey, B.D., Sugimori, and Llinas, R. (1992). P-type voltage-dependent calcium channel mediates presynaptic calcium influx and transmitter release in mammalian synapses.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America  89, 3330-3333.

 Protti, D.A., Szczupak, L., Scornik, F.S., and Uchitel, O.D. (1991). Effect of omega-conotoxin GVIA on neurotransmitter release at the mouse neuromuscular junction.  Brain Research 557, 336-339.