1994
Axon overproduction and elimination in the anterior commissure of the developing rhesus monkey
LaMantia A, Rakic P. Axon overproduction and elimination in the anterior commissure of the developing rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1994, 340: 328-336. PMID: 8188854, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903400304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior commissureRhesus monkeysAC axonsAdult rhesus monkeysJuvenile rhesus monkeysProcess of overproductionDistinct cortical regionsAxon eliminationAxon lossAxon numberPostnatal monthCorpus callosumMyelinated axonsPostnatal developmentCortical regionsAxonsAxon diameterCommissureSpecific modulationMonkeysAdult numbersGrowth conesTwo-thirds
1977
Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey
Rakic P, Barlow H, Gaze R. Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1977, 278: 245-260. PMID: 19781, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyRetinal ganglion cellsSuperior colliculusOcular dominance columnsLayer IVFirst retinal ganglion cellsRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodySegregation of afferentsPrenatal developmentAnterograde axoplasmic transportEarly postnatal daysProduction of neuronsPrimary visual cortexJuvenile rhesus monkeysSC projectionsEye injectionTransneuronal transportGeniculate bodyCortical plateGanglion cellsGeniculocortical axonsOptic radiationPostnatal dayOcular dominance