Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Over-Expression in Retinal Progenitors Results in Abnormal Retinal Vessel Formation
Figure 1
Morphological alterations in eyes of mice over-expressing PDGF-B.
Eyes from wild type (A) and transgenic (B) mice on postnatal day 15 (P15) were photographed after dissection. Folding was observed in the transgenic (D) retina, compare to wild type (C). The eye-pairs showed in (A) and (B) are from the same individual, respectively, and the retinas shown in (C) and (D) were dissected from the eyes shown in (A) and (B, large eye). Histological examination (DAPI nuclear stain) revealed a disorganization of retinal lamination (F) not observed in wild type eyes (E). Outer nuclear layer (onl), inner nuclear layer (inl), ganglion cell layer (gcl), Scale bar 50 µm.