Retinal electrophysiology for toxicology studies: Applications and limits of ERG in animals and ex vivo recordings

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-32

  Rosolen, Serge Georges ^a,b,c,d   Kolomiets, Bogdan ^a,b,c   Varela, Oscar ^e   Picaud, Serge ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c FONDATION OPHTALMOLOGIQUE ADOLPHE DE ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^d CLINIQUE VÉTÉRINAIRE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animals; Cones; Electroretinogram; Multielectrode array; Retina; Rods; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

A WAVE; ARTICLE; B WAVE; BIOAVAILABILITY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTRORETINOGRAM; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; EX VIVO STUDY; EYE TOXICITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA ROD; STIMULUS; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; TOXICITY TESTS; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 44149111574     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etp.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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