Effects of light on the development of melanoposin containing retinal ganglion cells in rats

• Published in: European review for medical and pharmacological sciences Vol. 20; no. 14; p. 2999
• Main Authors: Guo, F-M, Zhou, A-J, Zhang, N, Chen, H-H, Zhu, L-Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Light; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Retinal Ganglion Cells - metabolism; Rod Opsins - genetics

The present study was planned to evaluate the effect of light on the development of light-sensitive retinal ganglion cells. The Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were segregated into 3 groups (n=18) which included routine feeding 10-day group 1, routine feeding 14-day group 2 and light-deprivation feeding 14...