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Rod photoreceptor ribbon synapses in DBA/2J mice show progressive age-related structural changes.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Fuchs Michaela, Scholz Michael, Sendelbeck Anna, Atorf Jenny, Schlegel Christine, Enz Ralf, Brandstätter Johann Helmut
Abstract excerpt
The DBA/2J mouse is a commonly used animal model in glaucoma research. The eyes of DBA/2J mice show severe age-related changes that finally lead to the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and the optic nerve. Recent electroretinogram studies identified functional deficits, which suggest that also photoreceptor cells are involved in the pathological processes occurring in the DBA/2J mouse retina. In a...
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