Keyser Ph.D., Kent

Keyser Ph.D., Kent
Assoc VP Research Development & Internal Programs

Director, Vision Science Research Center (Retired Org) , Vision Sciences (Retired Org) 1995 -
Senior Scientist (C), Vision Science Research Center (Retired Org) , Vision Sciences (Retired Org) 1995 -
Senior Scientist (C), O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center , School of Medicine 1998 -
Professor (S), Neurobiology , Academic Joint Departments 2000 -
Senior Scientist (C), Cell Adhesion & Matrix Research Center , Pathology 2002 -
Professor (S), Biomedical Engineering , School of Engineering 2002 -
Senior Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center 2004 -
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE) , School of Optometry 2008 -
Senior Scientist (C), Civitan International Research Center , Academic Joint Departments 2008 -
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center 2009 -
Senior Scientist (C), Comprehensive Neuroscience Center , General Clinical Research Center 2009 -
Professor (S), Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) , Academic Joint Departments 2012 -
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) 2013 -
Senior Scientist (C), Nephrology Research & Training Center , General Clinical Research Center 2014 -
Senior Scientist (C), Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC) , School of Medicine 2015 -
Associate Vice President, Office of VP Research , Office of the President 2016 -
Professor (P), Dept of Optometry & Vision Science , School of Optometry 2016 -

Selected Publications

Academic Article

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2015	Nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors shape ganglion cell response properties. Journal of Neurophysiology. 113:203-217. 2015
2014	Acetylcholine receptors in the retinas of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor knockout mouse. Molecular Vision. 20:1328-1356. 2014
2011	The effects of nicotine on the human electroretinogram. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 52:9445-9451. 2011
2011	Two-photon excited autofluorescence imaging of freshly isolated frog retinas. Biomedical Optics Express. 2:1494-1503. 2011
2010	Telomerase immortalization of principal cells from mouse collecting duct. AJP - Renal Physiology. 299. 2010
2010	Parallel optical monitoring of visual signal propagation from the photoreceptors to the inner retina layers. Optics Letters. 35:1810-1812. 2010
2010	Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor localization and activation effects on ganglion response properties. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 51:2778-2789. 2010
2009	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in rhesus monkey retina. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50:1408-1415. 2009
2008	Role of acetylcholine in nitric oxide production in the salamander retina. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 507:1952-1963. 2008
2007	Multiple functions of cation-chloride cotransporters in the fish retina. Visual Neuroscience. 24:635-645. 2007
2007	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor expression by directionally selective ganglion cells. Visual Neuroscience. 24:523-533. 2007
2007	Strychnine, but not PMBA, inhibits neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed by rabbit retinal ganglion cells. Visual Neuroscience. 24:503-511. 2007
2007	Expression of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by bipolar, amacrine, and ganglion cells of the rabbit retina. Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry. 55:461-476. 2007
2007	The α1- and β1-adrenergic modulation of lacrimal gland function in the mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 48:1504-1510. 2007
2005	Rabbit retinal ganglion cells express functional α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 289. 2005
2005	Blockade of amiloride-sensitive sodium channels alters multiple components of the mammalian electroretinogram. Visual Neuroscience. 22:143-151. 2005
2004	MLA-sensitive cholinergic receptors involved in the detection of complex moving stimuli in retina. Visual Neuroscience. 21:861-872. 2004
2003	Cation--chloride cotransporters mediate neural computation in the retina.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100:16047-16052. 2003
2003	Rabbit retinal ganglion cell responses to nicotine can be mediated by β2-containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Visual Neuroscience. 20:651-662. 2003
2003	Sympathetic neural control of the mouse lacrimal gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44:1513-1520. 2003
2003	Activation of the cGMP/nitric oxide signal transduction system by nicotine in the retina. Visual Neuroscience. 20:165-176. 2003
2003	Identification of cholinoceptive glycinergic neurons in the mammalian retina.. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 456:167-175. 2003
2002	Rabbit retinal neurons and glia express a variety of ENaC/DEG subunits. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 283. 2002
2002	Effects of the destruction of starburst-cholinergic amacrine cells by the toxin AF64A on rabbit retinal directional selectivity. Visual Neuroscience. 19:495-509. 2002
2002	Rabbit retinal ganglion cell responses mediated by α-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Visual Neuroscience. 19:427-438. 2002
2001	Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and the autonomic innervation of the mouse lacrimal gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 42:2789-2794. 2001
2001	The relationship between GABA-containing cells and the cholinergic circuitry in the rabbit retina.. Visual Neuroscience. 18:93-100. 2001
2000	Amacrine, ganglion, and displaced amacrine cells in the rabbit retina express nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Visual Neuroscience. 17:743-752. 2000
2000	Charged residues in the M2 region of α-hENaC play a role in channel conductance. American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 278. 2000
1998	Chronic nicotine treatment up-regulates human alpha3 beta2 but not alpha3 beta4 acetylcholine receptors stably transfected in human embryonic kidney cells.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273:28721-28732. 1998
1996	Projection of the nucleus pretectalis to a retinorecipient tectal layer in the pigeon (Columba livia). Journal of Comparative Neurology. 368:424-438. 1996
1996	Gene expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the chick retina and central visual areas. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 37. 1996
1994	Differential development of α‐bungarotoxin‐sensitive and α‐bungarotoxin‐insensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the chick retina. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 347:161-170. 1994
1994	Effects of retinal lesions upon the distribution of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the chick visual system. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 350:473-484. 1994
1993	Distribution of parvalbumin immunoreactivity in the vertebrate retina. Brain Research. 600:141-150. 1993
1993	Three subtypes of α-bungarotoxin-sensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are expressed in chick retina. Journal of Neuroscience. 13:442-454. 1993
1992	Neurons of the chick brain and retina expressing both α-bungarotoxin-sensitive and α-bungarotoxin-insensitive nicotinic acetylcholine receptors: an immunohistochemical analysis. Brain Research. 590:193-200. 1992
1992	Differential expression of the presynaptic protein SNAP-25 in mammalian retina.. Journal of Neuroscience Research. 33:1-9. 1992
1992	Immunohistochemical localization of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in the mesencephalon and diencephalon of the chick (Gallus gallus).. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 317:325-340. 1992
1992	Distribution and ontogeny of parvalbumin immunoreactivity in the chicken retina. Neuroscience. 47:745-751. 1992
1991	GABA-like immunoreactive cells containing nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the chick retina.. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 313:394-408. 1991
1991	Expression of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes in brain and retina.. Brain Research. 10:61-70. 1991
1990	Parvalbumin immunoreactivity in the rat retina. Neuroscience Letters. 118:136-139. 1990
1990	Presumptive catecholaminergic ganglion cells in the pigeon retina.. Visual Neuroscience. 4:225-235. 1990
1990	Biochemical and morphological heterogeneity of retinal ganglion cells.. Research publications - Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease. 67:19-33. 1990
1990	Differential effects of axotomy on substance p-containing and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor-containing retinal ganglion cells: time course of degeneration and effects of nerve growth factor. Neuroscience. 36:699-723. 1990
1989	Chemically Specific Retinal Ganglion Cells Collateralize To The Pars Ventralis Of The Lateral Geniculate Nucleus And Optic Tectum In The Pigeon (Columba Livia). Visual Neuroscience. 3:477-482. 1989
1989	Neuropeptides and the innervation of the avian lacrimal gland. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 30:1666-1674. 1989
1989	Neurotransmitters, Receptors, And Neuropeptides In The Accessory Optic System: An Immunohistochemical Survey In The Pigeon (Columba Livia). Visual Neuroscience. 3:463-475. 1989
1988	Catecholaminergic subpopulation of retinal displaced ganglion cells projects to the accessory optic nucleus in the pigeon (Columba livia). Journal of Comparative Neurology. 269:109-117. 1988
1988	Cholinoceptive neurons in the retina of the chick: an immunohistochemical study of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.. Visual Neuroscience. 1:349-366. 1988
1987	Catecholaminergic horizontal and amacrine cells in the ferret retina. Journal of Neuroscience. 7:3996-4004. 1987
1987	Distribution of substance P‐like immunoreactive retinal ganglion cells and their pattern of termination in the optic tectum of chick (Gallus gallus). Journal of Comparative Neurology. 266:220-233. 1987
1986	Immunohistochemical Localization of Intermediate Filament Proteins of Neuronal and Nonneuronal Origin in the Goldfish Optic Nerve: Specific Molecular Markers for Optic Nerve Structures. Journal of Neurochemistry. 47:1226-1234. 1986
1982	Physiological and anatomical properties of Leydig cells in the segmental nervous system of the leech. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 146:379-392. 1982
1979	IDENTIFICATION OF SEROTONIN WITHIN VITAL‐STAINED NEURONS FROM LEECH GANGLIA. Journal of Neurochemistry. 32:1559-1563. 1979
1977	On neuronal homologies within the central nervous system of leeches. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A: Comparative Physiology. 58:285-297. 1977

Chapter

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2016	The Role of Acetylcholine and its Receptors in Retinal Processing 2016
2010	Optical imaging of cancer: Enhancing detection and resection. 3-24. 2010
2010	The Role of Acetylcholine and its Receptors in Retinal Processing. 153-153. 2010