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Optic Nerve

Known as: Nervus Opticus, Nerve IIs, Cranial, Nerves, Second Cranial 
The 2nd cranial nerve which conveys visual information from the RETINA to the brain. The nerve carries the axons of the RETINAL GANGLION CELLS which… 
National Institutes of Health

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Narrower (4)

Behrens Baumann Dust syndromeColoboma of optic discLeft optic nerveRight optic nerve
Bilateral Optic Nerve MeningiomaBlood supply aspectsBody partBone structure of cranium

Broader (3)

Cranial NervesSensory nerveVisual Pathways

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Review
2000
Review
2000
Three-dimensional intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: the University of California-San Francisco experience.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Peripheral nerve‐stimulated macrophages simulate a peripheral nerve‐like regenerative response in rat transected optic nerve
We have previously demonstrated that the failure of the mammalian central nervous system (CNS) to regenerate following axonal… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Macrophages in the peripheral nervous system and astroglia in the central nervous system of rat commonly express apolipoprotein E during development but differ in their response to injury
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Viability of retinal ganglion cells after optic nerve crush in adult rats
SummaryThe response of retinal ganglion cells to optic nerve crush was examined in the hooded rat. Intracranial nerve crush… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Modulations of neurofilament axonal transport during the development of rabbit retinal ganglion cells
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Branching of regenerating retinal axons and preferential selection of appropriate branches for specific neuronal connection in the newt.
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
The role of ambient lighting in circadian disc shedding in the rod outer segment of the rat retina.
Rats raised from birth on a 7 A.M.:7 P.M. light cycle exhibited a circadian burst of shedding 1 1/2 hr after the scheduled onset… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Efferent optic nerve fibers mediate circadian rhythms in the Limulus eye.
When the horseshoe crab is kept in constant darkness, the lateral eye produces larger electroretinographic and optic nerve… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Differential localization of N-acetylated indolealkylamines in CNS and the Harderian gland using immunohistology
Highly Cited
1963
Highly Cited
1963
THE DETERMINATION OF THE FOURIER TRANSFORM OF THE MYELIN LAYER FROM A STUDY OF SWELLING PHENOMENA.
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