Table 2.

Ganglion cell counts in Atp1a3+/D801Y mouse retina

Cells/mm2Retinal regionInferiorNasalSuperiorTemporalAverage
WT 1Left4,4402,8303,8124,783
WT 24,7124,5353,2913,587
WT 34,9734,9493,1384,594
WT 44,4284,7004,7712,510
WT1Right4,9854,6413,3984,641
WT24,6894,6774,9964,073
WT34,6775,2215,3044,156
WT44,4874,7122,9134,0614,303 ± 738 SD
Atp1a3+/D801Yp = 0.296
het 1Left4,9144,3221,9543,209
het 25,3634,6413,1734,582
het 33,2915,2332,6402,984
het 43,9664,1912,5693,848
het 1Right4,4403,7534,4995,174
het 25,4354,9495,3403,244
het 34,6064,7715,3632,889
het 44,3814,2743,6942,7354,076 ± 968 SD
  • Whole mounts of the isolated retinas, with regular cuts for flattening, were stained for β3 tubulin as a ganglion cell marker. Images of the ganglion cell layer were collected with a confocal microscope at 40× in mid-periphery (i.e., halfway between the optic nerve head and the rim of the retina). Ganglion cells were counted in ImageJ.