Growth cone distribution patterns in the optic nerve of fetal monkeys: implications for mechanisms of axon guidance
Williams R, Borodkin M, Rakic P. Growth cone distribution patterns in the optic nerve of fetal monkeys: implications for mechanisms of axon guidance. Journal Of Neuroscience 1991, 11: 1081-1094. PMID: 1901353, PMCID: PMC6575387, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.11-04-01081.1991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOptic nervePia materGrowth conesMonkey optic nerveGlial end feetPeripheral gradientFetal monkeysEnd feetAxon ingrowthNerveQuantitative electron microscopic methodsPossible associationOlder axonsDay 39Single fasciclePrenatal developmentTemporal edgeBasal laminaFasciclesAxon guidanceAxonsEarly phaseCell generationMonkeysMater