Open AccessBrain derived neurotrophic factor keeps pattern electroretinogram from dropping after superior colliculus lesion in mice
Author(s) -
Baofeng Yang,
Yang Xu,
Huaiyu Ding
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2227-4898
pISSN - 2222-3959
DOI - 10.18240/ijo.2016.03.07
Subject(s) - retina , medicine , neurotrophic factors , brain derived neurotrophic factor , neuroscience , superior colliculus , retinal ganglion cell , retinal , electroretinography , ophthalmology , lesion , ganglion , neurodegeneration , anatomy , pathology , biology , receptor , disease
To determine if brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) could offer protention to retinal ganglion cells following a superior colliculus (SC) lesion in mice using pattern electroretinogram (PERG) and optical coherence tomography (OCT) as a measures of ganglion cell response and retinal health.