Table 4.

Mean RGC layer loss and axon loss (bead injected compared to control) for each strain at 6 or 12 weeks.

	Axon loss, 6 weeks			Axon loss, 12 weeks			RGC layer loss, 6 weeks			RGC layer loss, 12 weeks
Strain	N	mean ± SD	median	N	mean ± SD	median	N	mean ± SD	median	N	mean ± SD	median
CD1	10	12.9 ± 11.8%†	12.0%	10	32.0 ± 28.3%†	25.2%	10	9.9 ± 9.5%†	10.4%	10	20.1 ± 15.7% †	15.1%
C57BL/6 younger	14	15.9 ± 23.5%†	9.3%	10	6.5 ± 8.9%*	6.5%	14	9.3 ± 6.5%†	9.0%	10	5.2 ± 12.1%	6.9%
DBA/2J	11	7.1 ± 7.6%†	7.3%	13	13.9 ± 27.8%	4.8%	12	9.1 ± 7.4%†	9.1%	12	4.1 ± 16.5%	1.6%
C57BL/6 older	12	10.5 ± 19.6%	5.4%	12	0.1 ± 8.2%	−0.3%	12	0.0 ± 6.7%	−0.3%	12	4.1 ± 7.3%	2.4%

Sample number (N), standard deviation (SD).

^*p < 0.05,

^†p < 0.01 for difference between injected and fellow eye, t test.