1993
Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage. Journal Of Neuroscience 1993, 13: 2801-2820. PMID: 8331373, PMCID: PMC6576672, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.13-07-02801.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexSynaptic contactsVisual cortexCortical plateSynaptic densityDendritic spinesPostnatal yearDensity of synapsesThird postnatal monthFirst postnatal yearTime of pubertyMicrons 3Asymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsLayer VICalcarine fissureCortical neuronsLayer IVPostnatal monthLaminar positionMacaque monkeysFunctional maturationRhesus monkeysAdult levelsNeuropil
1992
Scheduling of Monoaminergic Neurotransmitter Receptor Expression in the Primate Neocortex during Postnatal Development
Lidow M, Rakic P. Scheduling of Monoaminergic Neurotransmitter Receptor Expression in the Primate Neocortex during Postnatal Development. Cerebral Cortex 1992, 2: 401-416. PMID: 1330122, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/2.5.401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonoaminergic receptorsCortical layersReceptor densityCytoarchitectonic areasPostnatal developmentNeurotransmitter receptor expressionSuperficial cortical layersMonths of ageTime of pubertyCerebral cortexCortical maturationPostnatal monthReceptor expressionPrimary motorPrimate neocortexVisual cortexRhesus monkeysFourth monthReceptorsMonthsReceptor sitesCortexDevelopmental changesDevelopmental courseTransient overproduction