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Murine Autoimmune Optic Neuritis Is Not Phenotypically Altered by the Retinal Degeneration 8 Mutation.
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 Jan 2017
Stojic Aleksandar, Fairless Richard, Beck Susanne C, Sothilingam Vithiyanjali, Weissgerber Petra, Wissenbach Ulrich, Gimmy Valerie, Seeliger Mathias W, Flockerzi Veit, Diem Ricarda, Williams Sarah K
Abstract excerpt
Purpose: To investigate whether the presence of the retinal degeneration 8 (rd8) mutation in C57BL/6 mice alters the phenotype of autoimmune optic neuritis (AON). Methods: C57BL/6J and C57BL/6N mice were genotyped for the rd8 mutation and fundus analyses and examination of retinal layer morphology were performed in vivo by scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and optical coherence tomography. Visual function was...
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