1995
Neurotransmitter receptors in the proliferative zones of the developing primate occipital lobe
Lidow M, Rakic P. Neurotransmitter receptors in the proliferative zones of the developing primate occipital lobe. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1995, 360: 393-402. PMID: 8543647, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903600303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsOccipital lobeReceptor subtypesSubventricular zoneHigh-affinity kainate receptorsProliferative zoneSubventricular proliferative zonesNeurotransmitter receptor subtypesCell proliferationEmbryonic cerebral wallGamma-aminobutyric acidD1 dopaminergicMonkey fetusesDeep laminaeKainate receptorsNeuronal productionCerebral wallMultiple neurotransmittersCortical neurogenesisNeurotransmitter receptorsVisual cortexFetusesNeuronsAlpha 1Alpha 2
1989
Synaptogenesis in visual cortex of normal and preterm monkeys: evidence for intrinsic regulation of synaptic overproduction.
Bourgeois J, Jastreboff P, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in visual cortex of normal and preterm monkeys: evidence for intrinsic regulation of synaptic overproduction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 4297-4301. PMID: 2726773, PMCID: PMC287439, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.11.4297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexSynaptic overproductionVisual stimulationFirst postnatal monthTime of deliveryAge-matched controlsPrimary visual cortexTime of conceptionControl infantsLaminar distributionPostnatal monthRhesus monkeysCortexQuantitative electron microscopyVisual experienceTime courseSynapsesStimulationMonkeysIntrinsic regulationOverproductionPretermInfantsFetusesWeeks
1983
Early divergence and changing proportions of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the primate cerebral ventricular zone
Levitt P, Cooper M, Rakic P. Early divergence and changing proportions of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the primate cerebral ventricular zone. Developmental Biology 1983, 96: 472-484. PMID: 6339301, DOI: 10.1016/0012-1606(83)90184-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinVentricular zoneRhesus monkey fetusesPrecursor cellsFibrillary acidic proteinGFA-positive cellsCerebral ventricular zoneGlial precursor cellsNeuronal precursor cellsMonkey fetusesGestational periodProliferative ventricular zoneOccipital lobePrimate brainImmunocytochemical stainingAcidic proteinMitotic figuresCellular compositionEmbryonic ageCellsElectron microscopic analysisEarly divergenceFetusesPresent resultsNeurons
1978
Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human
Lenn N, Halfon N, Rakic P. Development of the interpeduncular nucleus in the midbrain of rhesus monkey and human. Brain Structure And Function 1978, 152: 273-289. PMID: 418705, DOI: 10.1007/bf00350525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpeduncular nucleusIPN neuronsRhesus monkeysCarnegie stages 17Histological preparationsNon-human primatesNeuronal sizeIntrauterine lifeCerebral aqueductPostmitotic cellsVentral midbrainGolgi impregnationNissl substanceDay 36Stage 17Golgi methodExperimental modelNeuronsNeuronal differentiationAutoradiographic methodAutoradiographic analysisVentricular surfaceMonkeysFinal cell divisionFetuses