Synaptogenesis in visual cortex of normal and preterm monkeys: evidence for intrinsic regulation of synaptic overproduction.
Bourgeois J, Jastreboff P, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in visual cortex of normal and preterm monkeys: evidence for intrinsic regulation of synaptic overproduction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1989, 86: 4297-4301. PMID: 2726773, PMCID: PMC287439, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.11.4297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual cortexSynaptic overproductionVisual stimulationFirst postnatal monthTime of deliveryAge-matched controlsPrimary visual cortexTime of conceptionControl infantsLaminar distributionPostnatal monthRhesus monkeysCortexQuantitative electron microscopyVisual experienceTime courseSynapsesStimulationMonkeysIntrinsic regulationOverproductionPretermInfantsFetusesWeeks