Sentences with phrase «normal retina»
The phrase "normal retina" refers to a healthy and functioning retina, which is the layer of tissue located at the back of the eye. It means that there are no physical or structural abnormalities or diseases affecting the retina. Full definition
The researchers looked at the activity of 112 genes in diseased retinas and compared it to gene activity in normal retinas.
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When they incubated normal retinas with labeled DHA, they measured abundant levels of it, demonstrating that a functional AdipoR1 gene must be present for DHA uptake and retention.
Their results showed that both forms of RP had clear differences in gene expression compared to normal retinas.
«When we put the photoswitched channels into bipolar cells and record the output of the ganglion cells, we see complicated patterns that look a lot like the activity you get in a normal retina, compared to the on - off activity you get when you put the same photoswitch into a ganglion cell,» Isacoff said.
In a normal retina, an enzyme cascade is activated when the retina processes light, and a second set of biochemical reactions takes place when the cells rest.
Histologically this disease is evident from a very early age, when the normal retina is nearing the end of postnatal differentiation, and as it affects both rods and cones it is termed photoreceptor dysplasia (PD)[12].