Retinal aging in the diurnal Chilean rodent (Octodon degus): histological, ultrastructural and neurochemical alterations of the vertical information processing pathway

Retinal aging in the diurnal Chilean rodent (Octodon degus): histological, ultrastructural and neurochemical alterations of the vertical information processing pathway

The retina is sensitive to age-dependent degeneration. To find suitable animal models to understand and map this process has particular importance. The degu (Octodon degus) is a diurnal rodent with dichromatic color vision. Its retinal structure is similar to that in humans in many respects, therefo...

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Main Authors: Krisztina eSzabadfi, Cristina eEstrada, Emiliano eFernandez-Villalba, Ernesto eTarragon, Gyorgy eSetalo, Virginia eIzura, Dora eReglodi, Andrea eTamas, Robert eGabriel, Maria Trinidad eHerrero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Aging
Retina
ultrastructure
Synaptic proteins
Octodon degus
vertical pathway
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2015.00126/full

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