Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage
Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes of synaptic density in the primary visual cortex of the macaque monkey from fetal to adult stage. Journal Of Neuroscience 1993, 13: 2801-2820. PMID: 8331373, PMCID: PMC6576672, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.13-07-02801.1993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary visual cortexSynaptic contactsVisual cortexCortical plateSynaptic densityDendritic spinesPostnatal yearDensity of synapsesThird postnatal monthFirst postnatal yearTime of pubertyMicrons 3Asymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsLayer VICalcarine fissureCortical neuronsLayer IVPostnatal monthLaminar positionMacaque monkeysFunctional maturationRhesus monkeysAdult levelsNeuropil