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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1975-11-7
pubmed:abstractText
The projection of the retina onto the optic tectum of the pigeon has been investigated using silver impregnation methods for degenerating axons and terminals, autoradiographic tracing, and the Golgi methods. Degenerating optic afferents distribute to sublaminae a-d and f of the stratum griseum et fibrosum superficiale over the whole tectum, but two major fields are observed. One occupies the caudal and ventral tectum (in which region laminar cytoarchitecture is marked), and the other rostral and dorsal tectum (where demarcation of cell laminae is relatively poor). Degeneration in the latter field is coarse and clearly distributes in a distinctly laminated fashion within the stratum griseum et fibrosum superficiale. In contrast, degeneration in the caudo-ventral region is fine, and laminated distribution less clear. The evolution of the degeneration pattern over survival periods from 3 to 56 days suggests that these laminar distributions reflect the existence of several different types of optic terminal ramification present in all parts of the tecum. A selective laminar distribution of such optic afferent types correlates well with our own and other Golgi studies. The results of the autoradiography experiments are broadly compatible with these findings.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0021-9967
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
162
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
433-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1975
pubmed:articleTitle
The projection of the retina upon the optic tectum of the pigeon.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article