Choroidal innervation in primate eyes

E Lütjen-Drecoll - Experimental eye research, 2006 - Elsevier
Arteries and arterioles of the choroid are surrounded by numerous nerve fibers staining for
nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). In most mammalian eyes …

Species differences in choroidal vasodilative innervation: evidence for specific intrinsic nitrergic and VIP-positive neurons in the human eye.

C Flügel, ER Tamm, B Mayer… - … & visual science, 1994 - iovs.arvojournals.org
PURPOSE: There is evidence that vasodilation of choroidal vessels results from facial nerve
stimulation. To obtain more information about the role of this innervation, the authors …

Association of a choroidal ganglion cell plexus with the fovea centralis.

C Flügel-Koch, P Kaufman… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 1994 - iovs.arvojournals.org
PURPOSE: After recently demonstrating an NADPH-diaphorase-, nitric oxide synthase
(NOS)-positive ganglion cell plexus in the human choroid that was absent in rabbit and rat …

Immunohistochemical classification and functional morphology of human choroidal ganglion cells

CA May, W Neuhuber… - … ophthalmology & visual …, 2004 - iovs.arvojournals.org
purpose. To characterize human choroidal ganglion cells (CGCs) further, regarding their
immunohistochemical and ultrastructural appearance and their pre-and postsynaptic …

Distribution and organization of the nerve fiber and ganglion cells of the human choroid

A Triviño, R De Hoz, JJ Salazar, AI Ramírez… - Anatomy and …, 2002 - Springer
Antibodies to the 68, 160 and 200 kD of the neurofilament triplets were used to study the
distribution and organization of neuronal structures in the human choroid. Choroidal axons …

Distribution within the choroid of cholinergic nerve fibers from the ciliary ganglion in pigeons

S Cuthbertson, J White, MEC Fitzgerald, YF Shih… - Vision research, 1996 - Elsevier
The distribution of the ciliary ganglion (CG) innervation to the pigeon choroid was
determined immunohistochemically, using antisera against choline acetyltransferase …

Role of adrenergic receptors in vascular remodelling of the rat choroid

JJ Steinle, PG Smith - British journal of pharmacology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Choroidal blood vessels, located between the sclera and retina, constitute the principle
source of blood flow to ocular structures. The choroid is innervated by vasoconstrictor …

Anatomical and functional evidence for progressive age-related decline in parasympathetic control of choroidal blood flow in pigeons

MEC Fitzgerald, E Tolley, B Jackson… - Experimental eye …, 2005 - Elsevier
The choroid receives extensive parasympathetic innervation, which in birds arises largely
from the ciliary ganglion (CG). Since age-related changes in parasympathetic regulation of …

Intrinsic neurons in the duck choroid are contacted by CGRP-immunoreactive nerve fibres: evidence for a local pre-central reflex arc in the eye

F Schrödl, M Schweigert, A Brehmer… - Experimental eye …, 2001 - Elsevier
Intrinsic choroidal neurons represent peripherally displaced autonomic nerve cells
supposed to work as a local integrative network similar to the enteric nervous system, to …

[HTML][HTML] Microvasculature of the rat optic nerve head

JC Morrison, EC Johnson, WO Cepurna… - … & visual science, 1999 - arvojournals.org
purpose. To describe the arterial blood supply, capillary bed, and venous drainage of the rat
optic nerve head. methods. Ocular microvascular castings from 6 Wistar rats were prepared …