PARAAMINOBENZOIC ACID IMPROVES SURVIVAL OF PHOTORECEPTORS IN rd10 MICE MODEL

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T.P. Galbinur
University of Hebrew, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

The effect of PABA in rd10 mice on photoreceptor survival, rhodopsin, blue opsin and red/green opsin contents were quantified in retinal sections using immunofluorescent techniques. The red/green cone opsin content was significantly higher in the retina of rd10 mice treated with PABA(р
Keywords: 
retinitis pigmentosa, rd10 retinal degeneration, paraaminobenzoic acid, immunohistochemistry