List of primary antibodies and markers used in this study.

IHC; Immunohistochemistry, WB; Western blot, IPL; Inner Plexiform layer, NFL; Nerve Fiber Layer. Note - Previous work by Zahs et al, 2003 performed positive controls of Cx26 (Unique portion of cytoplamsic loop; cat_71-0500), Cx30 (Unique portion of C-terminus; cat_71-2200), -43 (aa. 252–270; cat_MAB3068), and -45 (aa. 354–367; cat_ MAB3101) antibody pre-absorption peptides against specific immunogen, and their immunostaining results demonstrate labeling of astrocytes in the rat retina (ref. table 1 & 2 in Zahs et al, 2003 [11]).