The crossed projection from the temporal retina to the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus in the rat.

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The crossed projection from the temporal crescent in the rat's retina was studied by producing a discrete retinal lesion in one eye and examining the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus and superior colliculus contralateral to the lesion for anterograde degeneration products. The position of this crossed degeneration was described in relation to the uncrossed retinal termination in the same structures by injecting the opposite eye with [3H]proline and processing the tissue for autoradiography. ...

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Authors: Reese, B; Cowey, A

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Neuroscience
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 951-959
• Publication date: 1987-03-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(87)90255-7
• EISSN: 1873-7544
• ISSN: 0306-4522
• Language: English
• Keywords: Fluorescent Dyes; Visual Pathways; Male; Superior Colliculi; Rats; Geniculate Bodies; Benzimidazoles; Nerve Degeneration; Functional Laterality; Animals; Retina; Proline