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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 9.
Published in final edited form as: Jpn J Ophthalmol. 2009 Sep 8;53(4):352–367. doi: 10.1007/s10384-009-0688-1

Table 2.

Layer thicknesses (μm, mean ± SD) of rat retinas measured from MRI and histology

Layer assignment
Layer thickness (μm)
MRI Histology MRI Histology
Inner GCL, IPL, INL 101 ± 17 92 ± 9
Middle OPL, ONL, OS, IS 79 ± 17 77 ± 9
Outer Choroid 86 ± 10 37 ± 8
Total Total 267 ± 31 205 ± 11

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; GCL, ganglion cell layer; IPL, inner plexiform layer; INL, inner nuclear layer; OPL, outer plexiform layer; ONL, outer nuclear layer; OS, outer segment; IS, inner segment.