1994
Axon overproduction and elimination in the anterior commissure of the developing rhesus monkey
LaMantia A, Rakic P. Axon overproduction and elimination in the anterior commissure of the developing rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1994, 340: 328-336. PMID: 8188854, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903400304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior commissureRhesus monkeysAC axonsAdult rhesus monkeysJuvenile rhesus monkeysProcess of overproductionDistinct cortical regionsAxon eliminationAxon lossAxon numberPostnatal monthCorpus callosumMyelinated axonsPostnatal developmentCortical regionsAxonsAxon diameterCommissureSpecific modulationMonkeysAdult numbersGrowth conesTwo-thirds
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