1 2 3 Mechanisms and Distribution of Ion Channels in Retinal Ganglion Cells : 4 Using Temperature as an Independent Variable 5 6 7

1 2 3 Mechanisms and Distribution of Ion Channels in Retinal Ganglion Cells : 4 Using Temperature as an Independent Variable 5 6 7 Jürgen F. Fohlmeister , Ethan D. Cohen , Eric A. Newman 3 8 9 10 11 1 Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology 12 University of Minnesota 13 Minneapolis, MN 14 15 2 Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories 16 Center for Devices and Radiologic Health; FDA 17 Silver Spring, MD 18 19 3 Department of Neuroscience 20 University of Minnesota 21 Minneapolis, MN 22 23 24 25 Running head: Temperature and Ganglion Cell Firing 26 27 28 Contact Information: Dr. J. F. Fohlmeister 29 Department of Physiology 30 6-125 Jackson Hall 31 321 Church street S.E. 32 University of Minnesota 33 Minneapolis, MN 55455 34 35 Phone: (612)-625-6958 36 FAX: (612)-625-5149 37 E-mail: [email protected] 38 39 Articles in PresS. J Neurophysiol (January 6, 2010). doi:10.1152/jn.00123.2009