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