1993
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
1976
Differentiation of Purkinje cells and their relationship to other components of developing cerebellar cortex in man
Zecevic N, Rakic P. Differentiation of Purkinje cells and their relationship to other components of developing cerebellar cortex in man. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1976, 167: 27-47. PMID: 818132, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901670103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPurkinje cellsSomatic spinesCerebellar cortexPurkinje cell somatic spinesGolgi impregnation methodFirst postnatal yearTime of birthHuman Purkinje cellsNew dendritic branchesPurkinje cell maturationBipolar somataPostnatal ageDendritic shaftsIntrauterine lifeDendritic arborsFetal weekDendritic processesPostnatal yearFetal monthCell maturationPrimate cerebellumNeuronal differentiationHuman specimensDendritic branchesBasal cell pole