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. 2018 Mar 15;8:4641. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22848-y

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Dlk deficiency does not protect RGCs from NMDA-induced death. (A) Representative images showing TUJ1 immunolabeled cells in the GCL of control (Dlk+/+; Six3-cre or Dlk+/fl; Six3-cre) Dlk deficient (Dlkfl/fl; Six3-cre+) mice 7 days after intravitreal NMDA or PBS injection (n = 4 for PBS WT; n = 3 for NMDA WT, n = 5 for PBS Dlkfl/fl; Six3-cre+, n = 4 for NMDA Dlkfl/fl; Six3-cre+). There was significant RGC loss in both control and Dlk deficient mice after NMDA insult. (B) Quantification of TUJ1 + RGCs showed that Dlk deficient mice had a similar loss of RGCs compared to wildtype mice 7d after NMDA injection (*p < 0.001 for comparison of PBS to NMDA; p ≥ 0.1843 for comparison between genotypes, ns between genotypes). Scale bar: 50 μm.