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Screening for differentially expressed genes in the rat inner retina and optic nerve after optic nerve crush.

Limited optic nerve crush is a model of diffuse mechanical axon injury, the most prevalent cause of secondary neurodegeneration after closed head neurotrauma. In this report, a protocol is presented which allows for the rapid screening of differential gene expression in the inner retina, as well as the optic nerve, in response to partial nerve crush. To prove the reliability of the method, prototypically, the differential expression profiles of three candidate genes (kinesin light chain, ferritin, RYB-A) were verified. The method seems to be suitable to address the question of how differential gene expression contributes to degeneration, survival and axonal repair after partial nerve crush.[1]

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  1. Screening for differentially expressed genes in the rat inner retina and optic nerve after optic nerve crush. Dieterich, D.C., Böckers, T.M., Gundelfinger, E.D., Kreutz, M.R. Neurosci. Lett. (2002) [Pubmed]
 
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