1985
Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses
Nishimura Y, Rakic P. Development of the rhesus monkey retina. I. Emergence of the inner plexiform layer and its synapses. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1985, 241: 420-434. PMID: 4078040, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902410403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInner plexiform layerConventional synapsesPlexiform layerGeniculate nucleusRibbon synapsesRhesus monkeysAdult levelsDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusRetinal ganglion cell axonsRhesus monkey retinaGanglion cell axonsSynaptic vesiclesLateral geniculate nucleusRate of synaptogenesisGap junctionsSynaptic contactsMonkey retinaCell axonsRetinal projectionsSuperior colliculusAcellular zoneChemical synapsesSynaptogenesisImmature neuritesSynapses
1981
Neurogenetic gradients in the superior and inferior colliculi of the rhesus monkey
Cooper M, Rakic P. Neurogenetic gradients in the superior and inferior colliculi of the rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 202: 309-334. PMID: 7298901, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902020303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuperior colliculusInferior colliculusCentral nucleusInferior colliculiRhesus monkeysVentrodorsal gradientLateral-medial gradientAnterior-posterior gradientTectal neuronsNeurogenetic gradientsPeak proliferationSubventricular zoneSelective cell deathRostrocaudal gradientCNS cellsFinal mitosisNeuronsDistinctive spatiotemporal patternsNeurogenesisEmbryonic dayColliculiColliculusGestation periodCell deathLateral cell movementThe genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey
Shatz C, Rakic P. The genesis of efferent connections from the visual cortex of the fetal rhesus monkey. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1981, 196: 287-307. PMID: 7217358, DOI: 10.1002/cne.901960208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate nucleusInfragranular cortical layersFetal rhesus monkeysSuperior colliculusRhesus monkeysCortical projectionsPyramidal neuronsVisual cortexCortical layersSubcortical structuresDorsal lateral geniculate nucleusTopographic orderCell-poor zoneCorticogeniculate projectionsSuperficial grayAfferent pathwaysCortical efferentsCortical injectionsEfferent pathwaysCortical plateDendritic arborizationArea 17Pyramidal cellsEfferent connectionsGeniculate nucleus
1977
Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey
Rakic P, Barlow H, Gaze R. Prenatal development of the visual system in rhesus monkey. Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1977, 278: 245-260. PMID: 19781, DOI: 10.1098/rstb.1977.0040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral geniculate bodyRetinal ganglion cellsSuperior colliculusOcular dominance columnsLayer IVFirst retinal ganglion cellsRhesus monkeysDorsal lateral geniculate bodySegregation of afferentsPrenatal developmentAnterograde axoplasmic transportEarly postnatal daysProduction of neuronsPrimary visual cortexJuvenile rhesus monkeysSC projectionsEye injectionTransneuronal transportGeniculate bodyCortical plateGanglion cellsGeniculocortical axonsOptic radiationPostnatal dayOcular dominance