2012
Synapse maturation is enhanced in the binocular region of the retinocollicular map prior to eye opening
Furman M, Crair MC. Synapse maturation is enhanced in the binocular region of the retinocollicular map prior to eye opening. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2012, 107: 3200-3216. PMID: 22402661, PMCID: PMC3774562, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00943.2011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior colliculusLateral superior colliculusMedial superior colliculusEye openingP6-7Synaptic strengthBinocular interactionEye-specific segregationPatch-clamp recordingsRetinocollicular synapsesIpsilateral eyeNeonatal miceSlice preparationSynaptic basisMonocular enucleationDendritic arborsSynapse maturationTarget neuronsRetinal axonsDendritic branchingRetinocollicular mapSynaptic connectivityPostsynaptic partnersBinocular competitionSynapse development
2005
Pretarget sorting of retinocollicular axons in the mouse
Plas DT, Lopez JE, Crair MC. Pretarget sorting of retinocollicular axons in the mouse. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 2005, 491: 305-319. PMID: 16175549, PMCID: PMC2716708, DOI: 10.1002/cne.20694.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinotopic orderOptic tractRetinotectal mapRetinal ganglion cell axonsGanglion cell axonsWild-type miceAxon orderRetinocollicular axonsMouse genetic modelsCell axonsTectal mapMouse modelRetinal axonsOptic tectumSubsequent tractsAxonsTarget cellsTractMiceVertebrate visual systemTectumRetinaRoger SperryGenetic modelsLipophilic dye