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
1989
Multiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex
Kuljis R, Rakic P. Multiple types of neuropeptide Y‐containing neurons in primate neocortex. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1989, 280: 393-409. PMID: 2918101, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902800306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAspiny stellate cellsStellate cellsNeuropeptide YSmall local circuit neuronsNPY-containing neuronsAvidin-biotin-peroxidase methodLocal circuit neuronsSpiny stellate cellsAdult macaque monkeysLocal neuronal circuitsCircuit neuronsLayer IVAElectron microscopic levelMartinotti cellsSupragranular layersLayer VIMultipolar neuronsLayer IVNonneuronal elementsCortical greyLaminar locationSpinous dendritesNeuronal typesPattern of ramificationGranule cells
1988
Nature and fate of proliferative cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus during the life span of the rhesus monkey
Eckenhoff M, Rakic P. Nature and fate of proliferative cells in the hippocampal dentate gyrus during the life span of the rhesus monkey. Journal Of Neuroscience 1988, 8: 2729-2747. PMID: 3411351, PMCID: PMC6569394, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.08-08-02729.1988.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProliferative cellsMitotic divisionPostmitotic cellsUltra-structural characteristicsPossible functionsElectron microscopic levelStable populationGlial fibrillary acidic proteinNeuronal cellsStem cellsJuvenile periodMajor classesMature primatesSubgranular zoneDentate gyrusGlial cellsLife spanCellsGFAP-negative cellsFateRhesus monkeysAcidic proteinNew neuronsPostpubertal animalsFibrillary acidic protein
1981
Coexistence of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the cerebral ventricular zone of the fetal monkey: an ultrastructural immunoperoxidase analysis
Levitt P, Cooper M, Rakic P. Coexistence of neuronal and glial precursor cells in the cerebral ventricular zone of the fetal monkey: an ultrastructural immunoperoxidase analysis. Journal Of Neuroscience 1981, 1: 27-39. PMID: 7050307, PMCID: PMC6564162, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.01-01-00027.1981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlial fibrillary acid proteinLast cell divisionCell divisionRadial glial cellsNeuronal cell lineAcid proteinCerebral ventricular zoneEmbryonic day 80Proliferative zoneGlial precursor cellsMitotic cycleCell typesPeak of neurogenesisPrecursor cellsCell linesVentricular zoneElectron microscopic levelFetal monkeysProliferative cellsGlial cellsSubventricular zoneOccipital lobePhenotypic expressionCytological compositionDistinct classes