1998
Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina
Rakic P. Genesis of Topographic and Cellular Diversity in the Primate Retina. NATO Science Series A: 1998, 61-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-5333-5_5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimate retinaVisual centersRetinal layersMacaque monkeysAbnormal visionCell classesSynaptic architectureMature animalsRetinaCellular relationshipsNormal embryosMultiple factorsReciprocal interactionsCellular eventsModern neurobiologyHuman eyeEarly developmental stagesDevelopmental stagesVisual systemCellular diversityAvailable dataIntrinsic mechanism
1997
Early emergence of photoreceptor mosaicism in the primate retina revealed by a novel cone‐specific monoclonal antibody
Wikler K, Rakic P, Bhattacharyya N, Macleish P. Early emergence of photoreceptor mosaicism in the primate retina revealed by a novel cone‐specific monoclonal antibody. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1997, 377: 500-508. PMID: 9007188, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9861(19970127)377:4<500::aid-cne2>3.0.co;2-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate retinaFetal retinaMonoclonal antibodiesAdult primate retinaEmbryonic day 80Opsin-positive conesOuter plexiform layerNovel monoclonal antibodyPopulation of conesShort-wavelength sensitive conesDouble-labeling experimentsSynaptic contactsPlexiform layerPhotoreceptor layerWavelength-sensitive conesMacaque monkeysSynaptic connectionsFetal ageRetinaDay 80Cone genesisCone opsinsImmunoreactivityAntibodiesInitial differentiation
1996
Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina.
Wikler K, Rakic P. Development of photoreceptor mosaics in the primate retina. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1996, 3: 161-75. PMID: 8931091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimate retinaPhotoreceptor mosaicAdult primate retinaCentral nervous systemRatio of rodsNervous systemRetinaTopographic arrangementRetinal coordinatesCone subtypesScotopic visionAvailable dataSubtypesTransient appearanceColor visionNeuronal arraysPhotoreceptor subtypesPhenotypePrimatesDifferent visual habitatsDifferent primatesRegional differencesPrimate speciesSpatiotemporal gradients of cell genesis in the primate retina.
Rapaport D, Rakic P, LaVail M. Spatiotemporal gradients of cell genesis in the primate retina. Perspectives On Developmental Neurobiology 1996, 3: 147-59. PMID: 8931090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cellsGanglion cellsCell genesisMonkey retinal ganglion cellsLonger survival periodRetinal pigment epitheliumAmacrine cellsPrimate retinaMüller cellsSurvival periodMacaque retinaSoma diameterBipolar cellsPigment epitheliumRetinal structureHorizontal cellsMacaque monkeysVisual developmentCone photoreceptorsBrain structuresFunctional classRetinaProgenitor cellsRod photoreceptorsCardinal event
1994
An array of early differentiating cones precedes the emergence of the photoreceptor mosaic in the fetal monkey retina.
Wikler K, Rakic P. An array of early differentiating cones precedes the emergence of the photoreceptor mosaic in the fetal monkey retina. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 6534-6538. PMID: 7912829, PMCID: PMC44237, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.14.6534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal monkey retinaMonkey retinaRetinal ganglion cellsSubset of conesRed/green opsinImportant developmental markersGanglion cellsPrimate retinaGreen-sensitive conesDistinct antigensPhotoreceptor phenotypeRetinaMonoclonal antibodiesPhotoreceptor mosaicCone differentiationDevelopmental markersAntibodiesImmature regionsSame patternGreen opsinsAntigenSynaptogenesisSubset
1992
Genesis of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the monkey
Rapaport D, Fletcher J, LaVail M, Rakic P. Genesis of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer of the monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1992, 322: 577-588. PMID: 1401251, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903220411.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinal ganglion cell layerGanglion cell layerCell layerEmbryonic day 38Genesis of neuronsSomata of cellsMedium-sized cellsEnd of neurogenesisAmacrine cellsSmall somataPrimate retinaSoma diameterNeuronal classesSequential scheduleDay 38Rhesus monkeysSmall caliberNeuronsAlpha cellsRetinaMicrons diameterSomaMonkeysCellsE38
1991
Relation of an array of early-differentiating cones to the photoreceptor mosaic in the primate retina
Wikler K, Rakic P. Relation of an array of early-differentiating cones to the photoreceptor mosaic in the primate retina. Nature 1991, 351: 397-400. PMID: 1827876, DOI: 10.1038/351397a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of conesCone subtypesAdult rhesus monkeysRetinal mosaicsBlue-sensitive conesPrimate retinaRetinal surfaceImmunocytochemical evidenceRhesus monkeysPhenotypic specificationInner segmentsConfocal laser microscopySubtypesRetinaWeeksUndifferentiated regionDiurnal primatesLaser microscopyMonthsSynapses
1987
Development of the rhesus monkey retina: II. A three‐dimensional analysis of the sequences o synaptic combinations in the inner plexiform layer
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina: II. A three‐dimensional analysis of the sequences o synaptic combinations in the inner plexiform layer. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1987, 262: 290-313. PMID: 3624556, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902620209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerAmacrine cell processesGanglion cell dendritesRibbon synapsesGanglion cellsPlexiform layerCell dendritesSerial electron microscopic sectionsBipolar cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaFetal rhesus monkeysGanglion cell processesLocal neuronal circuitsCell processesElectron microscopic sectionsSynaptic microcircuitryMonkey retinaInterplexiform cellsPresynaptic sitesPostsynaptic elementsPrimate retinaCell axonsConventional synapsesNeuronal contactsBipolar cells
1986
GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina. Nature 1986, 320: 753-756. PMID: 3703002, DOI: 10.1038/320753a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoreceptor terminalsRhesus monkey retinaFirst-order synapsesGlutamic acid decarboxylasePresynaptic profilesΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPerifoveal regionInhibitory neurotransmitterPrimate retinaCone terminalsHorizontal cellsSynaptic functionAcid decarboxylaseRetinaPhotoreceptor cellsVertebrate retinaUltrastructural characteristicsNeurotransmittersAntibodiesSynapsesPresent studyCellsGABAVisual signals