Rodent Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (rAION) Induces Regional Retinal Ganglion Cell Apoptosis with a Unique Temporal Pattern
Author(s) -
Bernard J. Slater,
Zara Mehrabian,
Yan Guo,
Allan A. Hunter,
Steven L. Bernstein
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.07-0504
Subject(s) - anterior ischemic optic neuropathy , optic nerve , retinal ganglion cell , biology , retina , retinal , ophthalmology , annexin a5 , apoptosis , optic neuropathy , programmed cell death , anatomy , medicine , neuroscience , genetics
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) results in optic nerve damage with retinal ganglion cell (RGC) loss. An NAION model, rodent anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (rAION), was used to determine AION-associated mechanisms of RGC death and associated regional retinal changes.
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