Short CV
1948 | born in Sofia, Bulgaria. |
1973 | graduated medicine from Medical University Sofia |
1973 | assistant-professor at Dept. Physiology, Medical University Sofia. |
1982 | PhD, Pavlov’s Institute of Physiology, St. Petersburg, Russian Academy of Sciences. |
1993 | associate professor at Dept. Physiology, Medical University Sofia |
2006 | DSc, Medical University Sofia |
2008 | professor at Dept. Physiology, Medical University Sofia |
- Synaptic transmission in the retina. Participation of different neurotransmitter systems (glutamate, gamma-aminobutyric acid - GABA, glycine etc.) in the intensity and colour coding and the contrast sensitivity of the retina.
- Electrical activity of the distal and proximal retina of lower vertebrates.
- Immunocytochemical study of the neurotransmitters and their receptors in the retina.
- The Bulgarian Society for Physiological Sciences
- The Bulgarian Neuroscience Society
Research Group
Visual Physiology Group
Key Publications
- Kupenova P., Popova E., Vitanova L.
GABAa and GABAc receptor mediated influences on the intensity-response functions of the b- and d-wave in the frog ERG.
Vision Res. 2008, vol. 48(7), pp. 882-92.
- Vitanova L.
AMPA and Kainate Receptors in Turtle Retina: An Immunocytochemical Study.
Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 2007, 27(4): 407 – 421.
- Vitanova L.
Non-NMDA receptors in frog retina: An immunocytochemical study.
Acta histochemica, 2007, 109(2): 154 -163.
- Vitanova L.
Immunocytochemical study of glycine receptors in the retina of the frog Xenopus laevis.
Anatomy and Embryology, 2006, 211 (3), pp. 237 -245. - Vitanova L., Haverkamp S, Wässle H (2004)
Immunocytochemical localization of glycine and glycine receptors in the retina of the frog Rana ridibunda.
Cell Tissue Res, 2004, 317: 227-235.
- Popova E., L. Mitova, L. Vitanova, P. Kupenova
Participation of GABAergic system in the action of 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate on the OFF responses of frog retinal ganglion cells.
Vision Research, 2003, vol. 43, pp.607 – 616.
- Popova E., L. Mitova, L. Vitanova, P. Kupenova
Effect of GABAergic blockade on light responses of frog retinal ganglion cells.
Comp. Biochem. and Physiol., 2003, vol. 134C, pp.175-187.
- Vitanova L., Kupenova P., Haverkamp S., Popova E., Wassle H.( 2001)
Immunocytochemical and electrophysiological characterization of GABA receptors in the frog and turtle retina.
Vision Research, 2001, vol.41, pp.691-704.
- Popova E., Mitova L., Vitanova L., Kupenova P.
Effect of 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate on the OFF-responses of frog retinal ganglion cells and local ERG after glycinergic blockade.
Comp. Biochem. and Physiol., 2000, vol. 126C, pp.139-151.
- Vitanova, L., Kupenova, P., Popova, E., & Mitova, L. (1997)
Influence of picrotoxin and strychnine on the spectral sensitivity of the turtle ERG b- and d-wave: II. Light adaptation.
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 1997, 159, 227-235.
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