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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Eye Res. 2016 Apr 24;147:50–56. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2016.04.012

Table 1.

Retinal ganglion cell numbers.

Reference Species Strain Cell Type Labeling Method Count/mm2 Count/Retina
(Khan et al., 2015) Mouse C57Bl/6J RGC Neurobiotin 2867±445
(Templeton et al., 2014) Mouse C57Bl/6J Axon PPD 44,846±3,980
(Jeon et al., 1998) Mouse C57Bl/6J GCL neurons EH-stained nuclei 5510–5918
(Chen et al., 2011) Mouse C57Bl/6J RGC Fluorogold 3828±355
(Danias et al., 2003) Mouse C57Bl/6J RGC Fluorogold 4,212±323 69,824±7,943
(Cone et al., 2010) Mouse C57Bl/6J RGC/Axon Dapi/1% T 4,196±406 51,064±5,045
(Nusbaum et al., 2015) Mouse CD-1 RGC β-III-Tubulin 3713±262
(Cone et al., 2010) Mouse CD-1 RGC/Axon Dapi/1% T 3820±232 60,995±6,994
(Sanchez- Migallon et al., 2016) Mouse Crl:CD-1 RGC Brn3a 49,631±4,633
(Nadal- Nicolas et al., 2015) Rat Sprague Dawley RGC Brn3a 2889±80
(Danias et al., 2003) Mouse DBA/2NNia RGC Fluorogold 3,882±295 72,322±5,192
(Cone et al., 2010) Mouse DBA/2J RGC/Axon Dapi/1% toluidine 4,121±262 60,938±5,553

Summary of rodent ganglion cell numbers segmented by species and strain. EH: Ethidium homodimer; T: Toluidine.