In Vivo Toxicity Study of Rhodamine 6G in the Rat Retina

Sebastian Thaler, Christos Haritoglou, Tomasz Chorągiewicz, André Messias, Aneta Baryluk, Christian Albrecht May, Robert Ręjdak, Michał Fiedorowicz, Eberhart Zrenner, Frank Schuettauf

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2008 · 47 citations · 23 references

Abstract

R6G can be safely injected in doses of up to 0.02% in rats, but has a toxic effect on retinal ganglion cells at higher concentrations. Accumulation of R6G may be a problem at higher concentrations, particularly at the injection site.

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