May 2003
Volume 44, Issue 13
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   May 2003
The Ganglion Cell Layer Following Induced Chronic Alcoholism in Rats
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • L.C. Ferraz
    Oft/orl/ccp, Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
  • S.A. Schellini
    Oft/orl/ccp, Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
  • E.A. Gregório
    Morfologia, Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
  • S.S. Muller
    Cirurgia, Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
  • C.A. Silveira
    Cirurgia, Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil
  • Footnotes
    Commercial Relationships  L.C. Ferraz, None; S.A. Schellini, None; E.A. Gregório, None; S.S. Muller, None; C.A.M. Silveira, None.
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science May 2003, Vol.44, 4915. doi:
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      L.C. Ferraz, S.A. Schellini, E.A. Gregório, S.S. Muller, C.A. Silveira; The Ganglion Cell Layer Following Induced Chronic Alcoholism in Rats . Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2003;44(13):4915.

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Abstract

Abstract: : Purpose: to evaluate the effects of chronic ethanol feeding on the ganglion cell layer in an adult rat model. Methods: five "treated" rats (TG) were fed with standard lab rodent chow and an ethanol-containing liquid, and 4 "control" animals (CG) were fed chow and tap water for 40 weeks. The eyes were removed and the retina was prepared to ultrastructural examination. The ganglion cell layer was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy. Results: it was observed in the layer studied ganglion cells, some glial cells and portions of the Müller cells between the neurons axons. There were also some vessels. Comparing the groups, the ganglion cells in the TG animals presented nuclear and cytoplasmic alteration. At the nuclei, was observed membranous nuclear separation and dispersed chromatin and at the cytoplasm dilated reticulum, mitochondrial edema, vacuoles with Myelin figures. Even though in the TG animals the axons showed several alterations as neurotubules diminished and vacuoles. Conclusion: these findings suggest that chronic ethanol exposure induce ganglion cell layer degeneration in rats.

Keywords: ganglion cells • microscopy: electron microscopy • nerve fiber layer 
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