2001
Programmed Cell Death of Developing Mammalian Neurons after Genetic Deletion of Caspases
Oppenheim R, Flavell R, Vinsant S, Prevette D, Kuan C, Rakic P. Programmed Cell Death of Developing Mammalian Neurons after Genetic Deletion of Caspases. Journal Of Neuroscience 2001, 21: 4752-4760. PMID: 11425902, PMCID: PMC6762357, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-13-04752.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell deathGenetic deletionExtensive cytoplasmic vacuolizationPro-apoptotic proteasesCaspase familySpecific caspasesChromatin condensationNonapoptotic pathwaysPostmitotic neuronsCaspase-9Mammalian neuronsCell typesDeath processSpecific perturbationsCaspase-3Altered morphologyCaspasesNuclear changesKey membersDeletionUTP nickCytoplasmic vacuolizationElectron microscopic levelTerminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated biotinylated UTP nickNeuronal populations
2000
Illegal Immigrations
Rakic P. Illegal Immigrations. Neuron 2000, 27: 409-410. PMID: 11055419, DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6273(00)00047-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1982
The time of genesis, embryonic origin and differentiation of the brain stem monoamine neurons in the rhesus monkey.
Levitt P, Rakic P. The time of genesis, embryonic origin and differentiation of the brain stem monoamine neurons in the rhesus monkey. Brain Research 1982, 256: 35-57. PMID: 7093728, DOI: 10.1016/0165-3806(82)90095-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRaphe nucleusMA neuronsLocus coeruleusMonoamine neuronsSubstantia nigraRhesus monkeysPostnatal rhesus monkeysMajority of neuronsVentral tegmental areaProliferation of neuronsSeries of fetusesSN neuronsRaphe magnusBrain stemTegmental areaRaphe dorsalisGestational periodSynaptic targetsMedial partVentricular zoneLateral portionNeuronsFinal mitosisEmbryonic dayMonkeys
1980
Immunoperoxidase localization of glial fibrillary acidic protein in radial glial cells and astrocytes of the developing rhesus monkey brain
Levitt P, Rakic P. Immunoperoxidase localization of glial fibrillary acidic protein in radial glial cells and astrocytes of the developing rhesus monkey brain. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1980, 193: 815-840. PMID: 7002963, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901930316.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acidic proteinRadial glial cellsGlial cellsFibrillary acidic proteinBergmann glial cellsGlial fibersNeuronal elementsPial surfacePeroxidase-antiperoxidase immunohistochemical stainingAcidic proteinNeuronal migrationEmbryonic day 38Rhesus monkey brainSecond postnatal monthCentral nervous systemHorseradish peroxidase reaction productRadial fibersSpinal cordPostnatal monthBergmann glial fibersSubventricular zoneImmunohistochemical stainingAstroglial cellsCerebellar cortexImmunohistochemical localization
1977
Heterogeneous afferents to the inferior parietal lobule of the rhesus monkey revealed by the retrograde transport method
Divac I, LaVail J, Rakic P, Winston K. Heterogeneous afferents to the inferior parietal lobule of the rhesus monkey revealed by the retrograde transport method. Brain Research 1977, 123: 197-207. PMID: 402983, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(77)90474-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrograde transport methodInferior parietal lobuleRhesus monkeysParietal lobuleNucleus ventralis anteriorContralateral parietal cortexMedial raphe nucleiHRP-positive cellsMedial pulvinar nucleusAdult rhesus monkeysNucleus centrum medianumVentralis anteriorLabeled neuronsBasal forebrainRaphe nucleusLocus coeruleusAfferent connectionsCentrum medianumPulvinar nucleusMammillothalamic tractMagnocellular nucleusTemporal cortexLayer IIIAdult monkeysInfant monkeys
1973
Neuronal migration, with special reference to developing human brain: a review
Sidman R, Rakic P. Neuronal migration, with special reference to developing human brain: a review. Brain Research 1973, 62: 1-35. PMID: 4203033, DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(73)90617-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebellar cortexNervous systemRadial glial guidesGranule cell neuronsCentral nervous systemFetal human brainHuman brainImmunological definitionCerebral cortexCortical plateYoung neuronsAfferent axonsBergmann glial fibersGlial guidesCNS cellsGray nucleiGanglionic eminenceInferior oliveCell neuronsGlial fibersHuman nervous systemMutant miceNeuronal migrationNeuronsCortex