Regulation of axon number in primate optic nerve by prenatal binocular competition
Rakic P, Riley K. Regulation of axon number in primate optic nerve by prenatal binocular competition. Nature 1983, 305: 135-137. PMID: 6888556, DOI: 10.1038/305135a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nerveAge-matched control animalsPrimate optic nerveMature rhesus monkeysOptic axonsAxon numberEarly lesionsRetinal axonsControl animalsSupernumerary fibresBrain areasSynaptic territoryRhesus monkeysBinocular competitionNerveEyesAxonsMonkeysNormal processVisual experienceGestationLesions