Kent Keyser Ph.D.

Kent Keyser Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus

Associate Vice President, Office of VP Research , Office of the President
Senior Scientist (C), Comprehensive Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Bone and Autoimmunity Center (CAMBAC) , School of Medicine
Senior Scientist (C), O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center , School of Medicine
Senior Scientist (C), Minority Health & Research Center , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Comprehensive Neuroscience Center , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Nephrology Research & Training Center , General Clinical Research Center
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE) , School of Optometry
Professor (P), Dept of Optometry & Vision Science , School of Optometry
Director, Vision Science Research Center (Retired Org) , Vision Sciences (Retired Org)
Senior Scientist (C), Vision Science Research Center (Retired Org) , Vision Sciences (Retired Org)
Senior Scientist (C), Civitan International Research Center , Academic Joint Departments
Professor (S), Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB) , Academic Joint Departments
Senior Scientist (C), Cell Adhesion & Matrix Research Center , Pathology
Senior Scientist (C), Center for Exercise Medicine , Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB)
Professor (S), Biomedical Engineering , School of Engineering
Professor (S), Dept of Optometry & Vision Science , School of Optometry 2022 -

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 and 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 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 and Visual Science. 51:2778-2789. 2010
2009	Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits in rhesus monkey retina. Investigative Ophthalmology and 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 2007
2007	The α1- and β1-adrenergic modulation of lacrimal gland function in the mouse. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. 48:1504-1510. 2007
2005	Rabbit retinal ganglion cells express functional α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors 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. 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 and 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	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
2002	Rabbit retinal neurons and glia express a variety of ENaC/DEG subunits 2002
2001	Neuronal nitric oxide synthase and the autonomic innervation of the mouse lacrimal gland. Investigative Ophthalmology and 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 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 and 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 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 and 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 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 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

Year	Title	Altmetric
2016	The role of acetylcholine and its receptors in retinal processing. 153-159. 2016
2010	Optical imaging of cancer: Enhancing detection and resection. 3-24. 2010
2010	The role of acetylcholine and its receptors in retinal processing. 153-159. 2010