1995
Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages
Rakic P, Lidow. Distribution and density of monoamine receptors in the primate visual cortex devoid of retinal input from early embryonic stages. Journal Of Neuroscience 1995, 15: 2561-2574. PMID: 7891189, PMCID: PMC6578103, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.15-03-02561.1995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonoamine receptorsVisual cortexLaminar distributionSpecific laminar patternMonths of agePrimate visual cortexGroups of animalsBinocular enucleationCortical consequencesPrestriate areasCerebral cortexMonoaminergic receptorsSupragranular layersCortical plateLayer IVCongenital anophthalmiaGeniculocortical fibersOccipital lobeCortical bindingLaminar patternRetinal inputNeurotransmitter receptorsMonkey striateCoronal planeDistinct laminar
1991
A quantitative analysis of synaptogenesis in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus in the rhesus monkey
Eckenhoff M, Rakic P. A quantitative analysis of synaptogenesis in the molecular layer of the dentate gyrus in the rhesus monkey. Brain Research 1991, 64: 129-135. PMID: 1786637, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(91)90216-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistribution of dopaminergic receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Quantitative autoradiographic analysis using [3H]raclopride, [3H]spiperone and [3H]SCH23390
Lidow M, Goldman-Rakic P, Gallager D, Rakic P. Distribution of dopaminergic receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Quantitative autoradiographic analysis using [3H]raclopride, [3H]spiperone and [3H]SCH23390. Neuroscience 1991, 40: 657-671. PMID: 2062437, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(91)90003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2 receptorsCerebral cortexCytoarchitectonic areasDopaminergic receptorsLayer VLaminar distributionD1 receptorsD2 receptor distributionInfragranular layers VPresence of ketanserinPresence of mianserinNeurotransmitter receptor subtypesPrimate cerebral cortexD2 dopaminergic receptorsDifferent laminar distributionsMonkey cerebral cortexQuantitative autoradiographic analysisDopamine D1 receptorsDopamine D2 receptorsRostral-caudal gradientBilaminar patternLayer V.Motor cortexReceptor subtypesSpecific antagonist
1989
Regional differences in the distribution of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the macaque cerebral cortex
Lidow M, Gallager D, Rakic P, Goldman‐Rakic P. Regional differences in the distribution of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in the macaque cerebral cortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 289: 247-259. PMID: 2808765, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902890206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsM2 receptor subtypeMuscarinic cholinergic receptorsReceptor subtypesCholinergic receptorsM2 receptorsCerebral cortexM1 receptorsLaminar distributionOccipital lobeM1 receptor subtypePopulation of M1Primary motor cortexPrefrontal cortical areasMacaque cerebral cortexCholinergic markersMotor cortexMuscarinic receptorsSupragranular layersLayer IVCortical areasNeocortical areasFrontal lobeCytoarchitectonic areasCortical layersCortical regionsChanges in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life
Zecevic N, Bourgeois J, Rakic P. Changes in synaptic density in motor cortex of rhesus monkey during fetal and postnatal life. Brain Research 1989, 50: 11-32. PMID: 2582602, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(89)90124-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor cortexSynaptic densityCortical plateRhesus monkeysDensity of synapsesTransient subplate zonePrimate motor cortexSecond postnatal monthTime of birthVolume of neuropilMicrons 3Non-human primatesSubplate zoneSymmetric synapsesAsymmetric synapsesDendritic shaftsSynaptic contactsLaminar distributionFirst synapsePostnatal monthDendritic spinesPostnatal lifeSynaptic connectionsAdult levelsCortexSynaptogenesis 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 regulationOverproductionPretermInfantsFetusesWeeksDistribution of major neurotransmitter receptors in the motor and somatosensory cortex of the rhesus monkey
Lidow M, Goldman-Rakic P, Gallager D, Geschwind D, Rakic P. Distribution of major neurotransmitter receptors in the motor and somatosensory cortex of the rhesus monkey. Neuroscience 1989, 32: 609-627. PMID: 2557559, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(89)90283-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotor cortexSomatosensory cortexRhesus monkeysNeurotransmitter receptorsMajor neurotransmitter receptorsQuantitative autoradiographic techniqueAdult rhesus monkeysReceptor autoradiographyLaminar distributionReceptor subtypesMotor areaBenzodiazepine receptorsLayer IIIClassical histological techniquesLayer ID2 dopaminergicCortexAutoradiographic techniquesBeta 1Same receptorAlpha 1Alpha 2Different receptorsReceptorsCoextensive distribution
1984
Region‐specific distribution of catecholamine afferents in primate cerebral cortex: A fluorescence histochemical analysis
Levitt P, Rakic P, Goldman‐Rakic P. Region‐specific distribution of catecholamine afferents in primate cerebral cortex: A fluorescence histochemical analysis. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1984, 227: 23-36. PMID: 6470208, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902270105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCA innervationCerebral cortexCerebral lobesFluorescent axonsRhesus monkeysFirst anatomical demonstrationFluorescence histochemical analysisPrimate cerebral cortexSubjacent white matterPrimary visual cortexConcentration of DAAdult rhesus monkeysDifferent cortical regionsRegion-specific distributionLaminar distributionGyrencephalic brainLayer VICatecholamine afferentsSomatosensory areaFluorescence histochemistryPremotor areasCytoarchitectonic regionsIntracerebral distributionPreterminal axonsLayers II