1990
Photoreceptor 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
1988
Elimination of neurons from the rhesus monkey's lateral geniculate nucleus during development
Williams R, Rakic P. Elimination of neurons from the rhesus monkey's lateral geniculate nucleus during development. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1988, 272: 424-436. PMID: 3417894, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902720310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusGeniculate nucleusDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusDepletion of neuronsElimination of neuronsDays of gestationOcular dominance columnsMonkey lateral geniculate nucleusEmbryonic day 60Geniculocortical connectionsGeniculate neuronsDegenerating neuronsVideo-enhanced differential interference contrast opticsMagnocellular partNeuron eliminationRetinal axonsParvicellular partRetinal cellsRhesus monkeysDay 60Left sideNeuronsNumber of neuronsMiddle thirdDegenerating cells