Ellis R. Loew Professor

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

  1. Loew, E.R. (1973) Analysis of the visual response of the fly, Sarcophaga bullata, during pupal development. Documentia Ophthalmologica Proceedings II (H. Henkes J. Pearlman, eds.), pp. 281-292.
  2. Loew, E.R. (1973) Component analysis of the mass visual response (ERG) of the fly, Sarcophaga bullata. Ph.D. Thesis, University of California, Department of Biology, Los Angeles, California.
  3. Loew, E.R. (1974) Co2-induced changes in the critical fusion frequency of the fly, Sarcophaga bullata. Journal of Insect Physiology 20: 1937-1948.
  4. Loew, E.R. (1974) Light-induced rhabdomeric degeneration in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L). I.C.E.S. Shellfish Benthos Committee No. K29.
  5. Loew, E.R. (1974) Light and photoreceptor degeneration in the Norway lobster. In: Proc. NATO-ASI, Recent Advances in the Study of Vision in Fishes, (M.A. Ali, ed.)
  6. Bowmaker, J.K., E.R. Loew and P.A. Liebman (1975) Variation in the lambda max of rhodopsin from individual frogs. Vision Research 15: 997-1003.
  7. Loew, E.R. (1975) CO2-induced changes in the ERG of the fly, Sarcophaga bullata. Component analysis. Journal of Insect Physiology 21: 181-197.
  8. Loew, E.R. (1975) The visual pigments of the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis leucotis. Journal of Physiology (London) 251: 47-49.
  9. Bowmaker, J.K. and E.R. Loew (1976 The action of hydroxylamine on visual pigments in the intact retina of the frog (Rana temporaria). Vision Research 16: 811-818.
  10. Loew, E.R. (1976) Light and photoreceptor degeneration in the Norway lobster, Nephrops norvegicus (L). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. B. 193: 31-44.
  11. Loew, E.R. and H.J.A. Dartnall (1976) Vitamin A1/A2-based visual pigment mixtures in cones of the Rudd. Vision Research 16: 891-896.
  12. Loew, E.R. and H.J.A. Dartnall (1977) MSP measurements of rod and cone visual pigments in a retina that can be either vitamin A1- or vitamin A2-based. In: Research in Photobiology (A. Castellani, ed.). Plenum Press, New York, pp. 639-644.
  13. Crescitelli, F., H.J.A. Dartnall and E.R. Loew (1977) The Gecko visual pigments III. A microspectrophotometric study. Journal of Physiology (London) 268: 559-573.
  14. Loew, E.R. and J.N. Lythgoe (1978) The ecology of cone pigments in teleost fishes. Vision Research 18: 715-722.
  15. Loew, E.R. (1980) Visual pigment regeneration rate and susceptibility to photic damage. In: The Effects of Continuous Light on Visual Processes (T. Williams B.N. Baker, eds.). Plenum Press, New York, pp. 297-308.
  16. Riis, R.C., B.E. Sheffy, E.R. Loew, T.J. Kern and J. Smith (1981) Vitamin E-deficiency retinopathy in dogs. American Journal of Veterinary Research 42: 74-86.
  17. Sillman, A.J., D.A. Bolnick, A.E. Walter and E.R. Loew (1981) Microspectro photometry of the photoreceptors of paleognathous birds the emu and the tinamu. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 144: 271-276.
  18. Allen, D.M., E.R. Loew and W.N. McFarland (1982) Seasonal changes in the amount of visual pigment in the retinae of fish. Canadian Journal of Zoology 60: 281-287.
  19. Loew, E.R. (1982) A field-portable microspectrophotometer. In: Methods in Enzymology Vol. 81, (L. Packer, ed.). Academic Press, New York, pp. 647-655.
  20. Loew, E.R., R.C. Riis and B.E. Sheffy (1982) Partial recovery of the ERG in vitamin E repleted dogs. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 383: 212-214.
  21. McFarland, W.N. and E.R. Loew (1983) Wave produced changes in underwater light and their relation to vision. Environmental Biology of Fishes 8: 173-184.
  22. Loew, E.R. and R.C. Riis (1983) Congenital nyctalopia in the Tibetan terrier. Proceedings of the ACVO, 1983.
  23. Rebhun, W.C., E.R. Loew, R.C. Riis and L.J. Laratta (1984) Clinical manifestations of nightblindness in the appaloosa horse. Comp. Cont. Ed. Pract. Vet. 6: S103-S106.
  24. Loew, E.R. (1985) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 12: 125-129.
  25. Loew, E.R. (1985) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 12: 179-183.
  26. Loew, E.R. (1985) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 12: 281-284.
  27. Riis, R.C. and E.R. Loew (1985) Tibetan Terrier retinopathy update. Proc. A.C.V.O.
  28. Murphy, C.J., T.J. Kern, E.R. Loew, N.C. Buyukmihci, R.W. Bellhorn, A. de Lahunta, W. Heck and D.L. Graham (1985) Retinal dysplasia in a hybrid falcon. J.A.V.M.A. 187: 1208-1209.
  29. Lythgoe, J.N. and E.R. Loew (1985) The ecology of colour vision. Endeavour 9: 170-174.
  30. Loew, E.R. (1986) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 13: 43-45.
  31. Loew, E.R. (1986) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 13: 141-144
  32. Loew, E.R. (1986) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 13: 307-311
  33. Loew, E.R. (1987) Products and designs of interest to neuroscientists. J. Electrophysiol. Tech. 14: 59-62
  34. Loew, E.R. (1987) Products and designs of interest to neurosceintists. J.Electrophysiol. Tech. 14: 133-136
  35. Riis, R.C. and E.R. Loew (1988) Pathological notations of retinal degeneration (rdi) in Tibetan terriers. Proc. A.C.V.O.
  36. Acland, G.M., R.C. Riis, E.R. Loew, S. Nitroy, A. Shroff, K. Notarfrancesco and G.D. Aguirre (1988) Early retinal degeneration (erd) is genetically distinct from retinal degeneration (rdi) in tibetan terriers. Proc. ACVO,
  37. Hawryshyn, C.W, M.G. Arnold, W.N. McFarland and E.R. Loew (1988) Aspects of color vision in bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus): ecological and evolutionary relevance. J. Comp. Physiol. A 164:107-116
  38. Zacks, D.N. and E.R. Loew (1989) Why is Alsynite fiber glass sheet attractive to stable flies? Exp. Biol. 48: 215-222)
  39. Dratz, E.A., C.C. Farnsworth, E.R. Loew, R.J. Stephens, D.W. Thomas and F.J.G.M. van Kuijk. (1989) Products of in vivo, peroxidation are present in tissues of Vitamin E - deficient rats and dogs. In: "Vitamin E: Biochemistry and Health Implications" Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 570: 46-60
  40. Loew, E.R. and W.N. McFarland (1990). "The Underwater visual environment. In: "The Visual System of Fish" (R. Douglas M. Djamgoz, eds.) Chapman Hall, London pp1-44
  41. Sillman, A.J., Spanfelder, J., and E.R. Loew. (1990) The visual pigments of the sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. Can. J. Zoology 68, 1544-1551.
  42. Cummings, J.F., A. deLahunta, R.C. Riis and E.R. Loew (1990) Neuropathologic changes in a young Tibetan terrier with subclinical neuronal ceroid-lipofuscinosis. Prog. Vet. Neurol. 1:301-309
  43. Gruber, S.H., E.R. Loew and W.N. McFarland (1990) Rod and cone pigments of the Atlantic guitarfish, Rhinobatos lentigenosus (Garman). Journal of Experimental Zoology 256(Supp. 5):85-87
  44. Loew, E.R. (1991) Stimulus devices for electroretinography. In: "Handbook of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision Testing" (J. HeckenlivelyG.B. Arden, eds.), Year Book Publishers (C.V. Mosby), St. Louis, pp211-220
  45. Loew, E.R. and C.M Wahl. (1991) A short-wavelength sensitive mechanism in juvenile yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Vision Res. 31:353-360
  46. Sillman, A.J.; S.J. Ronan and E.R. Loew. (1991) Histology and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptors of a crocodilian, Alligator mississippiensis. Proc. Royal Soc. Lond. B. 243:93-98
  47. Riis, R.C., J.F. Cummings, E.R. Loew and A. deLahunta. (1992) Tibetan terrier model of canine ceriod lipofuscinosis. Am. J. Med. Gen. 42:615-621
  48. Loew, E.R. Human factors in photo interpretation. In: "The Manual of Photographic Interpretation" Am. Soc. for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (In Press)
  49. Crescitelli, F., T.W. James, J.M. Erickson, E.R. Loew and W.N. McFarland (1992) The eyespot of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: a comparative microspectrophotometric study. Vision Res. 32:1593-1600
  50. James, T.W., F. Crescitelli, E.R. Loew and W.N. McFarland (1992) The eyespot of Euglena gracilis: a microspectrophotometric study. Vision Res. 32:1583-1590
  51. Provencio, I., E.R. Loew and R.G. Foster. (1992) Vitamin A2-based visual pigments in fully terrestrial vertebrates. Vision Res. 32:2201-2208
  52. Bowmaker, J.K., J.K. Kovach, A.V. Whitmore and E.R. Loew. (1993) Visual pigments and oil droplets in genetically manipulated and carotinoid deprived quail: a microspectrophotometric study. Vision Res. 33:571-578
  53. Loew, E.R., W.N. McFarland, E.L. Mills and D. Hunter. (1993) A chromatic action spectrum for planktonic predation by juvenile yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:384-386
  54. Loew, E.R.. and A.J. Sillman. (1993). Age-related changes in the visual pigments of the white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 71:1552-1557.
  55. Sillman, A.J.; S.J. Ronan and E.R. Loew. (1993) Scanning electron microscopy and microspectrophotometry of the photoreceptors of ictalurid catfishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 173:801-807.
  56. Fleishman, L.J., E.R. Loew and M. Leal. (1993) Ultraviolet vision and dewlap coloration in anoline lizards. Nature 365:397
  57. Loew, E.R. (1994) A third, ultraviolet-sensitive, visual pigment in the Tokay gecko, Gekko gecko. Vision Research 34:1427-1432.
  58. McFarland, W.N. and E.R. Loew. (1994) Ultraviolet visual pigments in marine fishes of the family Pomacentridae. Vision Research 34:1393-1396.
  59. Sillman, A.J., M.E. Sorsky and E.R. Loew. (1995) The visual pigments of wild sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 73:805-809.
  60. Ellingson, J.M., L.J. Fleishman and E.R. Loew. (1995) Visual pigments and spectral sensitivity of the diurnal gecko, Gonatodes albogularis. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 177:559-567.
  61. Loew, E.R. (1995) Determinants of visual pigment spectral location and photoreceptor cell spectral sensitivity. In The Outer Retina (M.B.A. Djamgoz, S.N. Archer S. Vallerga, eds.) Chapman Hall, London, pp57-78.
  62. Losey, G., C.W. Hawryshyn, W.N. McFarland, E.R. Loew, T.W. Cronin and D. Fiore (1995) Ultraviolet imagery. In Ultraviolet Radiation and Coral Reefs (D. Gulko P.L. Jokiel, eds.) UNIHI-Seagrant-CR-95-03. pp219-222
  63. Loew, E.R., V.I. Govardovskii, P. Rohlich and A Szel. (1996) Microspectrophotometric and Immunocytochemical Identification of Ultraviolet Photoreceptors in Geckos. Visual Neuroscience 13:247-256.
  64. Sillman, A.J., G.A. Letsinger, S. Patel, E.R. Loew and A.P. Klimley (1996). Visual pigments and photoreceptors in two species of shark, Triakis semifasciata and Mustelus henlei. Journal of Experimental Zoology 276:1-10
  65. Loew, E.R., F.A. McAlary and W.N. McFarland. Ultraviolet visual sensitivity in the larvae of two species of marine atherinid fishes. Marine Ecology (Accepted).
  66. Sillman, A.J., P. Govardovskii, P. R(hlich, J.A. Southard and E.R. Loew. The photoreceptors and visual pigments of the garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis: A microspectrophotometric, scanning electron microscopic and immunocytochemical study. (Submitted to The Journal of Comparative Physiology).
  67. Loew, E.R. and A.J. Sillman. An action spectrum for the light-dependant inhibition of swimming behavior in newly hatched white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus. (Submitted to The Journal of Experimental Biology).
  68. Fleishman, L.J., M. Bowman, D. Saunders, W.E. Miller and E.R. Loew. (1997). The visual ecology of Puerto Rican anoline lizards: habitat and spectral sensitivity. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 181:446-460.