vision/eye
• outer segments are thinner, shorter and disorganized
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• photoreceptor cell degeneration was detected as early as one month of age and progressed with age; by 6 months of age, a 50% reduction in the number of nuclei in the outer nuclear layer was observed; activation of Muller glia was also noted
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• the saturating a-wave amplitude is diminished 2-3 fold and the saturating b-wave amplitude is diminished 2 fold in homozygous mice compared to controls
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