Non-viral delivery and optimized optogenetic stimulation of retinal ganglion cells led to behavioral restoration of vision
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Biophysics and Physiology Lab, Department of Physics, University of Texas-Arlington, TX 76019; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Ophthalmology, University of California-Irvine, CA 92617. *Corresponding author: Dr. Samarendra Mohanty, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates Street, 108 Science Hall, Arlington, TX 76019, USA. Email [email protected], Tel. 817-272-1177. Fax: +1-817-272-3637. Non-viral delivery and optimized optogenetic stimulation of retinal ganglion cells led to behavioral restoration of vision
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