Special Instructions and Protocols Eye Procedure Protocols Optokinetic Measurements of Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity Retinal Cell Death Retinal Microstructure Imaging OCT Retinal Vascular Permeability Kidney Procedure Protocols Glomerular Filtration Rate determination with minipump inulin clearance Massons Trichrome staining Mesangial matrix evalutaion Podocyte count per glomerulus Sirius Red staining Spot urine collection Tail cuff Blood Pressure determination Western blot Neuronal Procedure Protocols Cryoembedding Hind Paw Withdrawal INTRA-EPIDERMALFIBER DENSITY DETERMINATIONOF RODENT FOOT PAD BIOPSIES Nerve Conduction Velocity Tests Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) Assay