Does ligation of the pterygopalatine and external carotid arteries induce ischemic damage in the murine retina?
These findings indicate that the murine model in which both the PPA and the ECA are ligated may be useful to clarify the pathologic mechanisms of retinal ischemic diseases and to evaluate neuroprotective drugs that target retinal ischemic injury.
As sub group sizes were small, data suggesting a trait-like deficit in ToM should be interpreted with caution.