Measuring the cone contribution to the ERG b-wave to assess function and predict anatomical rescue in RCS rats

Vision Research

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 635-641

  Pinilla, I ^a   Lund, R D ^a   Lu, B ^a   Sauve Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell based therapy; Cone; ERG double flash; Pigmented Royal College of Surgeons rat; RCS rat; rdy + p +; Retinal degeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RELIABILITY; RETINA CONE; VISION;

ANIMALS; CONES (RETINA); ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM OF EYE; RATS; RETINAL DEGENERATION;

EID: 11144280502     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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