1994
Synaptogenesis in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys
Bourgeois J, Goldman-Rakic P, Rakic P. Synaptogenesis in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys. Cerebral Cortex 1994, 4: 78-96. PMID: 8180493, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/4.1.78.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYears of ageSynaptic densityPrefrontal cortexCortical plateMotor areaRhesus monkeysDensity of synapsesQuantitative electron microscopic analysisCourse of synaptogenesisHigh synaptic densityWhole cortical thicknessPrefrontal association areasMacaque prefrontal cortexCerebral cortexDendritic shaftsSupragranular layersCortical circuitryCortical thicknessCortical mantleAssociation areasSynapse formationDay 47Selective increaseCortexSynapses
1990
Cytological and quantitative characteristics of four cerebral commissures in the rhesus monkey
Lamantia A, Rakic P. Cytological and quantitative characteristics of four cerebral commissures in the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 291: 520-537. PMID: 2329189, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902910404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinAnterior commissureCorpus callosumHippocampal commissureTelencephalic commissuresCerebral commissureNeocortical commissuresUnmyelinated axonsRhesus monkeysNumber of axonsPrimary sensory cortexGFAP-positive cellsFibrillary acidic proteinLarge myelinated axonsQuantitative electron microscopic analysisClasses of axonsNumerous desmosomal junctionsAdult rhesus monkeysAxonal compositionOpposite cerebralNeurons projectAssociation projectionsUnmyelinated fibersAxonal fasciclesGlia cells
1983
Overproduction and Elimination of Retinal Axons in the Fetal Rhesus Monkey
Rakic P, Riley K. Overproduction and Elimination of Retinal Axons in the Fetal Rhesus Monkey. Science 1983, 219: 1441-1444. PMID: 6828871, DOI: 10.1126/science.6828871.Peer-Reviewed Original Research