Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4034961 | Vision Research | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
In adult albino (SD) and pigmented (PVG) rats the entire population of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) was quantified and their spatial distribution analyzed using a computerized technique. RGCs were back-labelled from the optic nerves (ON) or the superior colliculi (SCi) with Fluorogold (FG). Numbers of RGCs labelled from the ON [SD: 82,818 ± 3,949, n = 27; PVG: 89,241 ± 3,576, n = 6) were comparable to those labelled from the SCi [SD: 81,486 ± 4,340, n = 37; PVG: 87,229 ± 3,199; n = 59]. Detailed methodology to provide cell density information at small scales demonstrated the presence of a horizontal region in the dorsal retina with highest densities, resembling a visual streak.
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Authors
M. Salinas-Navarro, S. Mayor-Torroglosa, M. Jiménez-López, M. Avilés-Trigueros, T.M. Holmes, R.D. Lund, M.P. Villegas-Pérez, M. Vidal-Sanz,