2024
Correlation between the number of interstitial neurons of the white matter and number of neurons within cortical layers: Histological analyses in postnatal macaque
Ahmed B, Duque A, Rakic P, Molnár Z. Correlation between the number of interstitial neurons of the white matter and number of neurons within cortical layers: Histological analyses in postnatal macaque. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2024, 532: e25626. PMID: 39031698, PMCID: PMC11262481, DOI: 10.1002/cne.25626.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhite matter interstitial cellsInterstitial neuronsLayer 5Macaque cortexCortical neuronsGyral crownsInterstitial cellsStandardized cell numbersCell numberSulcal regionsDensity of neuronsLinear regionCortical layer thicknessLayer thicknessOverlying cortexCoronal sectionsHistological analysisDensityWhite matterNeuronsLayerCortical layersClinical perspectiveThicknessCortical thickness
2022
Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex
Rash B, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P. Role of intracortical neuropil growth in the gyrification of the primate cerebral cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 120: e2210967120. PMID: 36574666, PMCID: PMC9910595, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210967120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubcortical white matterCerebral cortexWhite matterFormation of gyriPrimate cerebral cortexMammalian cerebral cortexMarkers of proliferationCortical malformationsCortical plateGlial cellsGyral developmentSubventricular zoneCortical neurogenesisFetal developmentVentricular zoneCortical foldingNeuronal progenitorsGyrificationNeuronal growthNeuropil growthPrimary gyriCortexNeurodevelopmental disordersGyrus
2019
Gliogenesis in the outer subventricular zone promotes enlargement and gyrification of the primate cerebrum
Rash BG, Duque A, Morozov YM, Arellano JI, Micali N, Rakic P. Gliogenesis in the outer subventricular zone promotes enlargement and gyrification of the primate cerebrum. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 7089-7094. PMID: 30894491, PMCID: PMC6452694, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1822169116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOuter subventricular zoneSubventricular zoneWhite matterCompletion of neurogenesisSuperficial layers IISubcortical white matterUnderlying white matterProduction of astrocytesRadial glial cellsElaboration of dendritesCortical surface areaSuperficial neuronsCerebral neuronsCortical connectionsGlial cellsCerebral convolutionsDay 90Layers IIFormation of convolutionsMacaque monkeysRapid enlargementCerebrumNeuronal growthNeuronsEmbryonic day 90
2006
Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves impacts neuronal migration in mice
Ang ES, Gluncic V, Duque A, Schafer ME, Rakic P. Prenatal exposure to ultrasound waves impacts neuronal migration in mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 12903-12910. PMID: 16901978, PMCID: PMC1538990, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605294103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical layersPrenatal ultrasound exposureEmbryonic cerebral cortexSubjacent white matterSuperficial cortical layersSingle BrdU injectionEmbryonic day 16Non-human primatesDuration of exposureCerebral cortexLabel neuronsPrenatal exposureCerebral neocortexBrdU injectionFetal lifeWhite matterDay 16Neuronal positionNeuronal migrationOutside sequenceNeuronsProliferative zoneMiceFurther investigationUltrasound exposure