1994
Early neurogenesis in the anterior hypothalamus of the rhesus monkey
van Eerdenburg F, Rakic P. Early neurogenesis in the anterior hypothalamus of the rhesus monkey. Brain Research 1994, 79: 290-296. PMID: 7955328, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(94)90134-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior hypothalamusRhesus monkeysNeurogenetic gradientsPrimate hypothalamusParaventricular nucleusGestational periodVentral gradientSupraoptic nucleusMonkey neuronsHypothalamusNeuronal generationNeuronsEarly neurogenesisSpecific nucleiNeurogenesisMonkeysEarly stagesSpecific differencesGestationNucleusWeeks
1991
Relation of an array of early-differentiating cones to the photoreceptor mosaic in the primate retina
Wikler K, Rakic P. Relation of an array of early-differentiating cones to the photoreceptor mosaic in the primate retina. Nature 1991, 351: 397-400. PMID: 1827876, DOI: 10.1038/351397a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubset of conesCone subtypesAdult rhesus monkeysRetinal mosaicsBlue-sensitive conesPrimate retinaRetinal surfaceImmunocytochemical evidenceRhesus monkeysPhenotypic specificationInner segmentsConfocal laser microscopySubtypesRetinaWeeksUndifferentiated regionDiurnal primatesLaser microscopyMonthsSynapses
1989
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
1976
Prenatal genesis of connections subserving ocular dominance in the rhesus monkey
Rakic P. Prenatal genesis of connections subserving ocular dominance in the rhesus monkey. Nature 1976, 261: 467-471. PMID: 819835, DOI: 10.1038/261467a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research