The Degeneration and Apoptosis Patterns of Cone Photoreceptors in rd11 Mice

Table 3

Comparison of S-opsin density in retinal whole mounts of C57BL/6J control and rd11 mice.

Location	P14		P28		P42
	C57BL/6J	rd11	C57BL/6J	rd11	C57BL/6J	rd11
DT	180 ± 11	172 ± 10	69 ± 7	9 ± 2	71 ± 6	2 ± 1
VT	395 ± 14	382 ± 9	427 ± 14	164 ± 9	426 ± 18	40 ± 8
DN	363 ± 9	340 ± 12	383 ± 13	68 ± 4	382 ± 14	4 ± 1
VN	432 ± 15	451 ± 17	474 ± 9	310 ± 8	469 ± 14	107 ± 15
M/T	1339 ± 45	1360 ± 52	1384 ± 40	562 ± 19	1362 ± 50	156 ± 21

Different letter superscripts (a, b, and c) are statistically different. Values are presented as mean ± SEM. , rd11 retina versus age-matched control retina; and , the comparison of the rd11 retina at indicated ages. DT: dorsal/temporal; VT: ventral/temporal; DN: dorsal/nasal; and VN: ventral/nasal quadrants of retina. M/T: mean of total density in the complete retina. retina per group.