Open AccessTaurine Depletion Causes ipRGC Loss and Increases Light-Induced Photoreceptor Degeneration
Author(s) -
Diego GarcíaAyuso,
Johnny Di Pierdomenico,
Wahiba HadjSaïd,
Mélanie Marie,
Marta AgudoBarriuso,
Manuel VidalSanz,
Serge Picaud,
María Paz VillegasPérez
Publication year - 2018
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.17-23258
Subject(s) - retinal degeneration , taurine , melanopsin , retina , opsin , retinal , biology , intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells , endocrinology , medicine , neuroscience , rhodopsin , retinal ganglion cell , biochemistry , photopigment , amino acid
To examine if light exposure exacerbates retinal neuronal loss induced by taurine depletion.
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