title: Lack of synaptic reorganization in inner plexiform layer (IPL) of retina following ganglion cell degeneration.
abstract: Ganglion cell degeneration in the rat retina following optic nerve lesion does not induce the formation of new synapses even after 1 year of postoperative recovery.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D012160:Retina / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure