These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Fibrae medullares in the retina of the RD mouse: a case report.
    Author: May CA.
    Journal: Curr Eye Res; 2009 May; 34(5):411-3. PubMed ID: 19401885.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: A rare finding of fibrae medullares in the mouse eye is presented in an animal suffering from retinal degeneration. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Numerous eyes from different mouse strains were screened for myelinated fibres in the retina. Light and electron microscopy was used to document a single case in a rd mouse. RESULTS: Myelinated fibres were found in the inner retina but not continuous with the optic nerve. CONCLUSION: Even in this highly degenerated retina the potency of the optic nerve fibres to become myelinated still remained. The source of the appropriate glia cells is discussed.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]