A quantitative morphological study of the optic nerve of pre-weanling rats.
A quantitative histological estimation of the optic nerve of pre-weanling rats has revealed that the total fiber number decreases rapidly between 7 and 25 days of age.
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000502:physiology; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009413:Nerve Fibers, Myelinated / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009900:Optic Nerve / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D051381:Rats; D014886:Weaning