1996
Synaptogenesis in the Occipital Cortex of Macaque Monkey Devoid of Retinal Input From Early Embryonic Stages
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in the Occipital Cortex of Macaque Monkey Devoid of Retinal Input From Early Embryonic Stages. European Journal Of Neuroscience 1996, 8: 942-950. PMID: 8743742, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1996.tb01581.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-matched controlsStriate cortexDendritic spinesSynaptic contactsRetinal inputInfragranular cortical layersRatio of synapsesLateral geniculate nucleusPrimate striate cortexVolume of neuropilGroups of animalsEarly embryonic stagesAsymmetrical synapsesInfragranular layersSynaptic organizationGeniculate nucleusOccipital cortexNormal rangeOperated animalsSynaptic circuitsMacaque monkeysCortical layersEnucleated animalsSynaptic developmentDay 67
1981
The genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey
Shatz C, Rakic P. The genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 196: 287-307. PMID: 7217358, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901960208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusInfragranular cortical layersFetal rhesus monkeysSuperior colliculusRhesus monkeysCortical projectionsPyramidal neuronsVisual cortexCortical layersSubcortical structuresDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusTopographic orderCell-poor zoneCorticogeniculate projectionsSuperficial grayAfferent pathwaysCortical efferentsCortical injectionsEfferent pathwaysCortical plateDendritic arborizationArea 17Pyramidal cellsEfferent connectionsGeniculate nucleus