1994
Unique profiles of the alpha 1-, alpha 2-, and beta-adrenergic receptors in the developing cortical plate and transient embryonic zones of the rhesus monkey
Lidow, Rakic P. Unique profiles of the alpha 1-, alpha 2-, and beta-adrenergic receptors in the developing cortical plate and transient embryonic zones of the rhesus monkey. Journal Of Neuroscience 1994, 14: 4064-4078. PMID: 8027763, PMCID: PMC6577033, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.14-07-04064.1994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient embryonic zonesBeta-adrenergic receptorsCortical plateAdrenergic receptor subtypesSubplate zoneReceptor subtypesCerebral wallRhesus monkeysAlpha 1Alpha 1 sitesAlpha 2Alpha 2 receptorsAlpha 1 receptorsEmbryonic zonesIntensive proliferative activityReceptor autoradiographyCortical neuronsSubventricular zoneCortical developmentOccipital lobeBeta receptorsAdrenergic receptorsAdrenergic sitesVisual cortexGerminal zone
1993
Low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor expression in the embryonic monkey telencephalon: Timing and localization in diverse cellular elements
Meinecke D, Rakic P. Low-affinity p75 nerve growth factor receptor expression in the embryonic monkey telencephalon: Timing and localization in diverse cellular elements. Neuroscience 1993, 54: 105-116. PMID: 8515837, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(93)90386-t.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiverse cellular elementsNerve growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCerebral cortexCellular elementsFactor receptorAxonal processesNerve growth factor receptor expressionLow-affinity nerve growth factor receptorGrowth factorEmbryonic day 45Transient subplate neuronsGrowth factor receptor expressionFactor receptor expressionOnset of neurogenesisNerve growth factorHuman nerve growth factor receptorGrowth factor familyMonkey telencephalonSubplate neuronsSubplate zoneReceptor expressionFetal brainActive neurogenesisNeuronal proliferation
1992
Expression of GABA and GABAa receptors by neurons of the subplate zone in developing primate occipital cortex: Evidence for transient local circuits
Meinecke D, Rakic P. Expression of GABA and GABAa receptors by neurons of the subplate zone in developing primate occipital cortex: Evidence for transient local circuits. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1992, 317: 91-101. PMID: 1315345, DOI: 10.1002/cne.903170107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneExpression of GABASitu hybridizationGABAA receptorsTrophic interactionsPlasma membraneGABAA/benzodiazepine receptor complexGABAA receptor subunit mRNAsMammalian telencephalonUnlabeled axon terminalsTransient subplate zoneGABAA receptor subunitsLines of evidenceLocal neuronal circuitsBenzodiazepine receptor complexReceptor subunit mRNAsHybridization signalsReceptor complexSubunitsReceptor moleculesReceptor subunitsSubplate neuronsCortical afferentsSymmetrical synapsesEmbryonic day
1990
Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain
Kostovic I, Rakic P. Developmental history of the transient subplate zone in the visual and somatosensory cortex of the macaque monkey and human brain. The Journal Of Comparative Neurology 1990, 297: 441-470. PMID: 2398142, DOI: 10.1002/cne.902970309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubplate zoneTransient subplate zoneCortical plateSomatosensory cortexSubcortical white matterSubplate neuronsBasal forebrainBrain stemContralateral cerebralGlial cellsPostmigratory neuronsSomatosensory areaFetal brainOccipital lobeCerebral convolutionsCerebral wallFiber terminalsHuman fetusesWhite matterMacaque monkeysVisual areasCortexGestationFiber-rich layersHistochemical methods
1989
Changes 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 levelsCortex
1984
Development of prestriate visual projections in the monkey and human fetal cerebrum revealed by transient cholinesterase staining
Kostovic I, Rakic P. Development of prestriate visual projections in the monkey and human fetal cerebrum revealed by transient cholinesterase staining. Journal Of Neuroscience 1984, 4: 25-42. PMID: 6693940, PMCID: PMC6564757, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.04-01-00025.1984.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrestriate cortexSubplate zoneCholinesterase stainingChE activityAdjacent neocortical areasPrestriate visual cortexCholinesterase-positive fibersHuman fetal cerebrumNucleus pulvinarisPulvinar inputStage VSubcortical projectionsThalamic nucleiArea 17Fetal brainOccipital lobeNeocortical areasStage IStage IIIStage IVLayer IIIVisual cortexLayer IFetal cerebrumStage II