1994
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
1991
Cytogenesis in the monkey retina
la Vail M, Rapaport D, Rakic P. Cytogenesis in the monkey retina. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1991, 309: 86-114. PMID: 1894769, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903090107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1990
Distribution of photoreceptor subtypes in the retina of diurnal and nocturnal primates
Wikler K, Rakic P. Distribution of photoreceptor subtypes in the retina of diurnal and nocturnal primates. Journal Of Neuroscience 1990, 10: 3390-3401. PMID: 2145402, PMCID: PMC6570186, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.10-10-03390.1990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRhesus monkey retinaMonkey retinaRhesus monkeysNew World owl monkeysOwl monkeysCone inner segmentsAbnormal colour visionBlue cone opsinDensity of conesColor visionBlue-sensitive conesDorsal retinaGreen cone opsinRetinaSpecific antibodiesCSA-1Inner segmentsMonkeysFoveaAntibodiesPhotoreceptor subtypesRed/greenPhotoreceptor mosaic: Number and distribution of rods and cones in the rhesus monkey retina
Wikler K, Williams R, Rakic P. Photoreceptor mosaic: Number and distribution of rods and cones in the rhesus monkey retina. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 297: 499-508. PMID: 2384610, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902970404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCone densityEntire retinal surfaceRods/mm2Rhesus monkey retinaCones/mm2Adult rhesus monkeysRetinal surface areaDensity of rodsDistribution of photoreceptorsNasal retinaRod densityMonkey retinaVideo-enhanced differential interference contrast opticsDistribution of rodsReceptor densityExtrafoveal retinaRetinal surfaceProportion of rodsRhesus monkeysScotopic conditionsRetinaArea 4Absolute numberRetinal developmentPhotopic system
1987
Development of the rhesus monkey retina: II. A three‐dimensional analysis of the sequences o synaptic combinations in the inner plexiform layer
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina: II. A three‐dimensional analysis of the sequences o synaptic combinations in the inner plexiform layer. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1987, 262: 290-313. PMID: 3624556, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902620209.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerAmacrine cell processesGanglion cell dendritesRibbon synapsesGanglion cellsPlexiform layerCell dendritesSerial electron microscopic sectionsBipolar cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaFetal rhesus monkeysGanglion cell processesLocal neuronal circuitsCell processesElectron microscopic sectionsSynaptic microcircuitryMonkey retinaInterplexiform cellsPresynaptic sitesPostsynaptic elementsPrimate retinaCell axonsConventional synapsesNeuronal contactsBipolar cells
1986
GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. GABA and GAD immunoreactiviy of photoreceptor terminals in primate retina. Nature 1986, 320: 753-756. PMID: 3703002, DOI: 10.1038/320753a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhotoreceptor terminalsRhesus monkey retinaFirst-order synapsesGlutamic acid decarboxylasePresynaptic profilesΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPerifoveal regionInhibitory neurotransmitterPrimate retinaCone terminalsHorizontal cellsSynaptic functionAcid decarboxylaseRetinaPhotoreceptor cellsVertebrate retinaUltrastructural characteristicsNeurotransmittersAntibodiesSynapsesPresent studyCellsGABAVisual signals
1985
Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina
Nishimura Y, Schwartz M, Rakic P. Localization of γ-aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid decarboxylase in rhesus monkey retina. Brain Research 1985, 359: 351-355. PMID: 3907753, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(85)91449-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlutamic acid decarboxylaseGamma-aminobutyric acidAcid decarboxylaseRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell layerOuter plexiform layerScleral halfΓ-aminobutyric acidMonkey retinaPlexiform layerUse of antiseraGlial cellsMüller cellsHorizontal cellsRhesus monkeysNeuronal processesReactive bandsSubclass of cellsCell layerImmunoreactive bandsOne-thirdRetinaCellsAmacrineDecarboxylaseDevelopment of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1985, 241: 420-434. PMID: 4078040, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902410403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerConventional synapsesPlexiform layerGeniculate nucleusRibbon synapsesRhesus monkeysAdult levelsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusRetinal ganglion cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell axonsSynaptic vesiclesLateral geniculate nucleusRate of synaptogenesisGap junctionsSynaptic contactsMonkey retinaCell axonsRetinal projectionsSuperior colliculusAcellular zoneChemical synapsesSynaptogenesisImmature neuritesSynapses