Comparative evaluation of methods for estimating retinal ganglion cell loss in retinal sections and wholemounts.

To investigate the reliability of different methods of quantifying retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in rat retinal sections and wholemounts from eyes with either intact optic nerves or those axotomised after optic nerve crush (ONC). Adult rats received a unilateral ONC and after 21 days the numbers of...

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Main Authors: Ben Mead, Adam Thompson, Ben A Scheven, Ann Logan, Martin Berry, Wendy Leadbeater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208790?pdf=render