Quantification of retrograde axonal transport in the rat optic nerve by fluorogold spectrometry.

PURPOSE: Disturbed axonal transport is an important pathogenic factor in many neurodegenerative diseases, such as glaucoma, an eye disease characterised by progressive atrophy of the optic nerve. Quantification of retrograde axonal transport in the optic nerve usually requires labour intensive histo...

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Main Authors: Christian van Oterendorp, Stavros Sgouris, Michael Bach, Gottfried Martin, Julia Biermann, Jens F Jordan, Wolf A Lagrèze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3377715?pdf=render