Proportion of surviving, birth-dated RGCs in the presence or absence of BDNF, 24 and 48 h after plating
| E15 BrdU | E18 BrdU | |||
| 24 h | 48 h | 24 h | 48 h | |
| All β-III-tubulin + RGCs | ||||
| With BDNF | 28.0% | 28.2% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| No BDNF | 24.2% | 16.9% | 1.5% | 3.3% |
| Process-bearing RGCs | ||||
| With BDNF | 37.0% | 38.8% | 1.4% | 2.8% |
| No BDNF | 34.0% | 20.0% | 1.5% | 3.6% |