Optic nerve regeneration with return of vision through an autologous peripheral nerve graft.
The optic fiber termination layer in the contralateral optic tectum was reinnervated and useful vision was recovered in the adult frog, after successful optic nerve regeneration through an autologous peripheral nerve-bridge used to replace the optic nerve and optic chiasma. During their course through the nerve-bridge, the optic fibers were associated with Schwann cells in the usual relationship observed in peripheral nerve.
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Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Brooklyn 11203.
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D000818:Animals; D001345:Autoradiography; D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase; D009416:Nerve Regeneration; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000637:transplantation*; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D010543:Peroneal Nerve; D011894:Rana pipiens; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014785:Vision, Ocular
D006735:Horseradish Peroxidase