2009
Decision by division: making cortical maps
Rakic P, Ayoub AE, Breunig JJ, Dominguez MH. Decision by division: making cortical maps. Trends In Neurosciences 2009, 32: 291-301. PMID: 19380167, PMCID: PMC3601545, DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2009.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal fate determinationFate determinationFinal mitotic divisionEvolutionary expansionCell determinationMitotic divisionProtomap hypothesisEarly specificationLatest compendiumBiological basisProliferative zoneNeuronal classesNewborn neuronsBroad spectrumDivisionGenesHuman neocortexCortical malformationsNeuronsRadial unitsCompendiumMigrationCerebral wall
2001
Telencephalic origin of human thalamic GABAergic neurons
Letinic K, Rakic P. Telencephalic origin of human thalamic GABAergic neurons. Nature Neuroscience 2001, 4: 931-936. PMID: 11528425, DOI: 10.1038/nn0901-931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-primate mammalian speciesHomeodomain-containing proteinMigratory pathwaysThalamic association nucleiVital dye labelingEvolutionary expansionMammalian speciesAssociation nucleiTelencephalic cellsRodent embryosGuidance cuesChemorepulsive cuesMigration assaysOrganotypic slice culturesDye labelingProliferative zoneNon-human primatesGABAergic neuronsDiencephalic neuronsPathwayDorsal thalamusTelencephalic originGanglionic eminenceSlice culturesNeurons
1995
Neurotransmitter receptors in the proliferative zones of the developing primate occipital lobe
Lidow M, Rakic P. Neurotransmitter receptors in the proliferative zones of the developing primate occipital lobe. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1995, 360: 393-402. PMID: 8543647, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903600303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical neuronsOccipital lobeReceptor subtypesSubventricular zoneHigh-affinity kainate receptorsProliferative zoneSubventricular proliferative zonesNeurotransmitter receptor subtypesCell proliferationEmbryonic cerebral wallGamma-aminobutyric acidD1 dopaminergicMonkey fetusesDeep laminaeKainate receptorsNeuronal productionCerebral wallMultiple neurotransmittersCortical neurogenesisNeurotransmitter receptorsVisual cortexFetusesNeuronsAlpha 1Alpha 2A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution
Rakic P. A small step for the cell, a giant leap for mankind: a hypothesis of neocortical expansion during evolution. Trends In Neurosciences 1995, 18: 383-388. PMID: 7482803, DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(95)93934-p.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
The Role of Neuronal-Glial Cell Interaction During Brain Development
Rakic P. The Role of Neuronal-Glial Cell Interaction During Brain Development. Dahlem Workshop Report 1982, 25-38. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-68466-1_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadial glial cellsGlial cellsNeuronal-glial cell interactionsGlial-specific markersGlial cell classesRecent immunocytochemical studiesSite of originBrain abnormalitiesSynaptic terminalsGlial precursorsNervous systemPrimate brainGlial fibersImmunocytochemical studyBrain developmentDifferentiating neuronsCell classesBrain surfaceDegenerating cellsSpecific markersVentricular surfaceCellular mechanismsProliferative zonePossible involvementNormal developmental processes
1981
The site of origin and route and rate of migration of neurons to the hippocampal region of the rhesus monkey
Nowakowski R, Rakic P. The site of origin and route and rate of migration of neurons to the hippocampal region of the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 196: 129-154. PMID: 7204662, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901960110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrometers/daySite of originVentricular zoneDentate gyrusHippocampal regionParahippocampal formationRhesus monkeysLateral cerebral ventricleMajority of neuronsLamina principalis externaDistinct cytoarchitectonic areasCerebral ventricleCortical plateSubventricular zoneAdjacent neocortexHippocampal formationMedial wallCytoarchitectonic areasNeuronsAnalysis of specimensThymidine autoradiographyProliferative zoneCell migrationGyrusLonger intervalsCoexistence of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the cerebral ventricular zone of the fetal monkey: an ultrastructural immunoperoxidase analysis
Levitt P, Cooper M, Rakic P. Coexistence of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the cerebral ventricular zone of the fetal monkey: an ultrastructural immunoperoxidase analysis. Journal Of Neuroscience 1981, 1: 27-39. PMID: 7050307, PMCID: PMC6564162, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.01-01-00027.1981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acid proteinLast cell divisionCell divisionRadial glial cellsNeuronal cell lineAcid proteinCerebral ventricular zoneEmbryonic day 80Proliferative zoneGlial precursor cellsMitotic cycleCell typesPeak of neurogenesisPrecursor cellsCell linesVentricular zoneElectron microscopic levelFetal monkeysProliferative cellsGlial cellsSubventricular zoneOccipital lobePhenotypic expressionCytological compositionDistinct classes