The effect of litter size on normal retinal vascular development in the neonatal rat

Jonathan M. Holmes; Lisa A. Duffner

doi:10.3109/02713689508998503

The effect of litter size on normal retinal vascular development in the neonatal rat

Jonathan M. Holmes, Lisa A. Duffner

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Abstract

Many animal models of retinal disease use the neonatal rat. Raising rat pups in large litters has been shown to result in postnatal growth retardation. We investigated the effect of litter size on the normal postnatal vascularization of the neonatal rat retina. Sixty-six newborn rat pups were divided among 5 nursing mothers into 3 small litters (n = 10) and 2 large litters (n = 18). On day 6 of life the rats were sacrificed and total retinal and vascularized retinal areas analyzed. The total retinal area was reduced in the rats raised in larger litters (28.6 mm² vs. 25.9 mm² p < 0.001) but there was a more pronounced reduction in vascularized retinal area (67% vascularized vs. 54% vascularized, p < 0.001). Postnatal vascularization of the normal rat retina may be influenced by litter size.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	737-740
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Eye Research
Volume	14
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/02713689508998503
State	Published - 1995
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Development
Growth retardation
Rat
Retinal vasculature

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Ophthalmology
Sensory Systems
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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