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ArticleDocumenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology2017

New photic stimulating system with white light-emitting diodes to elicit electroretinograms from zebrafish larvae.

Hisashi Matsubara, Yoshitsugu Matsui, Ryohei Miyata, Yuhei Nishimura, Tetsuro Yamamoto, Toshio Tanaka, Mineo Kondo

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Article in Documenta ophthalmologica. Advances in ophthalmology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hisashi MatsubaraDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan. hmatsu@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1890-5417
Yoshitsugu MatsuiDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Ryohei MiyataDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Yuhei NishimuraDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Pharmacogenomics and Pharmacoinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Tetsuro YamamotoDepartment of Neurophysiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Toshio TanakaDepartment of Systems Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.
Mineo KondoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Graduate School of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu-city, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.

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Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe zebrafish is an established animal model commonly used in biological, neuroscience, and genetic research. We have developed a new light stimulating system using white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to elicit ERGs from zebrafish larvae. The purpose of this study was to record full-field ERGs and to evaluate the inter-trial reliability of the ERGs recorded with our system from zebrafish larvae.

methodsThe stimulating device used white LEDs that were attached to a stereomicroscope, and the location of the recording electrode on the cornea could be monitored while the eye was being stimulated. Full-field scotopic and photopic ERGs were recorded from larvae at the age of 5-7 days post-fertilization (dpf). Intensity-response curves were constructed from the ERGs. Inter-trial reliability of the ERGs recorded by our system was evaluated.

resultsThis stimulating system could be used for efficient and reliable ERG recordings from 5-7 dpf larvae. The amplitudes, implicit times, and the waveforms of the scotopic and photopic ERGs were similar to those reported in earlier studies. Inter-trial reliability of the amplitudes of the photopic ERG b-waves was excellent with an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.98.

conclusionWe conclude that this new light stimulation system using white LEDs attached to a stereomicroscope will be helpful in recording reliable ERGs from zebrafish larvae.

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AnimalsColor VisionElectroretinographyLarvaNight VisionPhotic StimulationReproducibility of ResultsRetinaZebrafishElectroretinography (ERG)Light-emitting diodes (LED)Light stimulatorRetinaVisual systemZebrafish

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PMCPMC5606953

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